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... by $1 per pack and raise the tax on other tobacco products from 10 percent to 20 percent, a broad coalition of leading national, state and local health organizations issued the following statement: “The governor’s proposal to raise cigarette taxes by $1 per pack is a step in the right ... Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association of Kansas, American Lung Association, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, and 17 other health organizations advocate for $1.50-per-pack cigarette tax increase and a parallel increase on other tobacco products. “The tax on other ... to successfully curb the use of all dangerous tobacco products. “Each year, Kansas spends more than $1.1 billion on tobacco-related health-care costs – $237.4 million coming directly from taxpayers through the state Medicaid program. A $1.50 tax increase on all tobacco products would ...

... Bill 376/House Bill 946, which seeks to improve Virginians’ access to lifesaving medication. Currently in Virginia, many residents maintain health coverage that does not offer an option for affordable, flat-dollar prescription drug copays, leaving countless Virginians with co-insurance ... to Richmond from Ivanhoe to stand alongside her fellow survivors in calling on lawmakers to improve their constituents’ access to lifesaving care. “My family is no stranger to cancer; years before I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, we lost my grandmother to the same diagnosis,” ... for many Virginians who’ve forgone care to avoid strapping medical debt. No patient should have to choose between their physical and financial health.” Several states have already taken similar actions to reduce the out-of-pocket burden for patients—none of which have reported ...

... threat to the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). The bill also cuts the budget at the National Institutes of Health by 5.2 percent. The Patient Navigator program at the Health Resource Services Administration is completely eliminated.   With Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) refusing to bring up the House ... the benefits of strong federal investments in biomedical research funding. Read a feature about George in the Catonsville Times .   AFFORDABLE CARE ACT   Amendments Defund Affordable Care Act In addition to the severe cuts to cancer research and prevention program described above, the ...

... threat to the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). The bill also cuts the budget at the National Institutes of Health by 5.2 percent. The Patient Navigator program at the Health Resource Services Administration is completely eliminated.   With Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) refusing to bring up the House ... the benefits of strong federal investments in biomedical research funding. Read a feature about George in the Catonsville Times .   AFFORDABLE CARE ACT   Amendments Defund Affordable Care Act In addition to the severe cuts to cancer research and prevention program described above, the ...