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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 ...

COLUMBUS, OHIO – As lawmakers dive into the new year, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) looks ahead to what public health initiatives our lawmakers can accomplish in the 2021 legislative session. Ohio has a long way to go regarding tobacco control policy and access to care for cancer patients. Long after this pandemic passes, people deserve to live full, healthy lives. ACS CAN is advocating for:  Tobacco ... the skyrocketing youth tobacco use rates.  Breast and Cervical Cancer Project Funding : preserving state funding for the Ohio Department of Health's Breast and Cervical Cancer Project. This program helps fill the health care coverage gap by providing low-income, uninsured and ...

... over 40 percent of North Carolinians who fall within the gap,” added Montgomery. “At such a pivotal moment in the fight and within public health at-large, it’s time we take strong, meaningful action to help ensure individuals have access to the care they need.” Conversations around Medicaid expansion circulated halls of the Capitol much of last year, with support from lawmakers on both ... introduced a special committee of lawmakers dedicated to more thoroughly looking at legislation to do so. “I went two years without health insurance after my diagnosis. Not only was maintaining my care and paying for medications extremely challenging for me, but it took a ...

... cancer prevention efforts, curb tobacco use, prioritize the quality of life for patients and their families and increase access to critical health coverage.”   How Do You Measure Up? rates states in eight specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer: increased access to care through Medicaid, access to palliative care, balanced pain control policies, cigarette tax levels, smoke-free laws, funding for tobacco ... restricting indoor tanning devices for people under 18.   The report lays out how North Carolina can improve access to affordable and adequate health coverage for cancer patients and their families. It details nationwide efforts to increase access to care through Medicaid, improve funding ...