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Voters Pass Historic $2 Tobacco Tax Increase in California While Tobacco Industry Defeats Similar Lifesaving Measures in Other states

... voters saw through the tobacco industry’s smokescreen and delivered a historic victory for public health last night with the passage of a ballot initiative that increases the state’s tobacco tax by $2 per pack. Proposition 56 not only raises the tax on cigarettes, but also ... California. It will not only save lives and protect kids, it will save $9.22 billion in health care costs and will generate a significant amount of new revenue to support public health programs like the state’s tobacco prevention and cessation program. Research shows regular and ... they spent millions to support disingenuous ballot measures to increase the tobacco tax at levels too low to have any public health impact. ACS CAN and its partners publicly opposed the counterproductive measures that would have stonewalled future efforts to increase the price of tobacco at ...

Medicaid Cuts Put People with Cancer at Risk

In 2023 10% of adults with a history of cancer in the U.S. relied on Medicaid for their health care. [i] Additionally, over one-third of children newly ... at 2 years post diagnosis, and the increase was most prominent among non-Hispanic Blacks in rural areas, highlighting how expanding Medicaid can reduce health disparities. [iv]   The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network opposes cuts to the Medicaid program, as these cuts will ... funding is determined by the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP). Today, the federal government pays between 50 and 77 percent of the cost of providing most health services to most Medicaid enrollees, [v]  and a higher percentage for the Medicaid expansion population. If FMAP ...

Connecticut Lawmakers Must Act to Protect Kids & Adults from Tobacco Industry Influence

... and helping current tobacco users quit in accordance with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s best practices. A coalition of public health groups have joined together to urge the state to dedicate robust and sustainable funds to combat a leading cause of preventable death and disease in the state.  The Master Settlement Agreement dollars Connecticut receives and the tobacco taxes the state ... state funds to lifesaving tobacco control programs is not one of these things,” said Bryte Johnson, director of government relations for ACS CAN in Connecticut. “Gov. Lamont’s proposed zero-dollar investment in tobacco control programs is an extremely costly and unnecessary road to ...

Two Years Later, Patient Protections in Affordable Care Act Benefitting Families Affected by Cancer

... after the Affordable Care Act went into effect, people with cancer or at risk for developing the disease are benefitting from key provisions of the law that are improving access to lifesaving health care. The anniversary of the passage of the law this Friday comes days before the U.S. ... now have access to quality, affordable care that was previously out of reach, said John R. Seffrin, PhD, chief executive officer of ACS CAN. The evidence is clear that the uninsured are more likely than those with health coverage to be diagnosed with cancer at advanced stages and ... Care Act: How it Helps People With Cancer and Their Families. The guide outlines how the new patient protections improve the quality and cost of health care for people with cancer and those at risk for cancer. It also clarifies some of the misunderstandings that still exist about the ...

3-24-11 Affordable Care Act Update

One Year Later: Provisions of the Law Already Helping Cancer Patients   Timed to coincide with yesterday’s one-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, ACS CAN launched the Affordable Care Act Quiz , a new, interactive tool that can be found on fightcancer.org . This short, educational quiz tests your ...

3-24-11 Affordable Care Act Update

One Year Later: Provisions of the Law Already Helping Cancer Patients   Timed to coincide with yesterday’s one-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, ACS CAN launched the Affordable Care Act Quiz , a new, interactive tool that can be found on fightcancer.org . This short, educational quiz tests your ...

3-24-11 Affordale Care Act Update

One Year Later: Provisions of the Law Already Helping Cancer Patients   Timed to coincide with yesterday’s one-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, ACS CAN launched the Affordable Care Act Quiz , a new, interactive tool that can be found on fightcancer.org . This short, educational quiz tests your ...

2-5-10-This Week in Health Care Reform

... reform legislation forward.   As always, we remain committed to securing meaningful health care reform in this Congress to address the needs of cancer patients and their families.   GRASSROOTS UPDATE   ACS CAN is keeping up the pressure on legislators, urging them to finish the job on meaningful health care reform.   Earlier this week, we began ... patch-through calls to targeted Senators – Democrat, Republican and Independent - and completed 744 patch-throughs in just the first two days of calling. We expect this rate to greatly increase as we continue calls for the next two weeks.   On Tuesday, ACS CAN hosted its monthly State ...

Patients and Families Take Cancer Fight to the Roundhouse

... Campaign Express  SANTA FE, N.M. – February 9, 2015 – Cancer survivors, caregivers and healthcare professionals from across the state, many of them “riding the rails” to get to the New Mexico Capitol today, had a simple request to lawmakers:  Make the cancer fight a top policy ... day-long activities that started with a visit to Governor Susanna Martinez’s office.  The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) gives people touched by cancer a way to make a difference by teaching them how to make their voices heard.  Once a year, as the legislative session gets underway, volunteer advocates head to the Cancer Awareness Day at the Capitol and many of them pack a car on the New Mexico Rail Runner as they rally together in preparation for the day’s activities. Media were invited to ride along ...

D.C. Council Vote on Smoke-Free Bill A Step in the Right Direction

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- December 6, 2005 -- The D.C. Council today voted 12-1 in favor of a smokefree law that would protect thousands of District workers and patrons from the dangers of secondhand smoke. A second and final vote on the bill could take place later this month or in ... contains provisions that are of concern to public health advocates, including a hardship waiver that would allow restaurants and bars that can show an economic harm from the law to apply for a waiver from the smoking ban, and an implementation date of Jan. 1, 2007 for brew pubs, clubs, ...

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