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... American Cancer Society's 48th annual Great American Smokeout ® by calling on elected officials across the state to do more to limit the toll of tobacco in New York. The Great American Smokeout is a day for people who use tobacco to create a plan to quit. In New York, tobacco use is still ... alone. Although these hazards are well established, around 10% of adults in New York still smoke. These products are highly addictive, and it can be difficult for people to quit using tobacco once they have started. “The Great American Smokeout ® is not just an opportunity for people ... this year, the New York State Senate passed legislation (Senate Bill 8553-A) aiming to reduce barriers to lung cancer screening by eliminating cost-sharing requirements. The proposal received bipartisan support, and ACS CAN advocates are calling on the Assembly to take up the legislation ...

... Affordable Care Act. This will provide an opportunity for interested parties to submit data and other information relevant to the implementation of the menu labeling provisions in the new law. The provisions require restaurants and retail food establishments that are part of a chain with 20 ... to the Affordable Care Act, some state and local governments required restaurants in their jurisdiction to post nutritional information. ACS CAN has worked on this issue on the state level for a number of years, and will submit formal comments to the FDA. The Affordable Care Act requires ... more people got screened.   The Affordable Care Act will greatly improve screening rates by improving access to insurance coverage and removing cost barriers to screening.   The report provides solid evidence that improvements in screening rates could yield dramatic results: 1,900 ...

... Affordable Care Act. This will provide an opportunity for interested parties to submit data and other information relevant to the implementation of the menu labeling provisions in the new law. The provisions require restaurants and retail food establishments that are part of a chain with 20 ... to the Affordable Care Act, some state and local governments required restaurants in their jurisdiction to post nutritional information. ACS CAN has worked on this issue on the state level for a number of years, and will submit formal comments to the FDA. The Affordable Care Act requires ... more people got screened.   The Affordable Care Act will greatly improve screening rates by improving access to insurance coverage and removing cost barriers to screening.   The report provides solid evidence that improvements in screening rates could yield dramatic results: 1,900 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 27, 2015 – In a friend-of-the-court brief filed today with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of King v. Burwell, leading groups fighting chronic disease provide scientific evidence of the grave consequences if millions of people nationwide ... diabetes, heart disease, multiple sclerosis and stroke than are people with health insurance. Being uninsured with a serious chronic disease can also result in more expensive care, a greater risk of personal bankruptcy and higher health care costs system-wide. For example, published data ...