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Wyoming Tribune Eagle calls for increase in tobacco tax

... Legislature has repeatedly rejected attempts in the past to raise the state’s excise tax on tobacco products. WE BELIEVE: For a variety of reasons, it is important for state legislators to pass a bill to raise the tobacco tax during the 2017 legislative session , which starts Jan. ... natural disaster affected Wyoming, state legislators would find the money to help residents recover. If, God forbid, Wyoming experienced a rash of school shootings, those same legislators would be calling for increased security measures and finding ways to fund them. Yet year after year, ... rate of 60 cents ties it for eighth lowest with Kentucky. Study after study – including this latest one – shows that raising such taxes can save lives, dramatically reduce high tobacco-related health-care costs and generate much-needed revenue. Sadly, that last benefit is where ...

Promised Funding for Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program Critical to Increased Access

... five years.  The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network has asked lawmakers to accelerate funding for the program from its current level of $202 million to $250 million now, which would allow at least 130,000 additional women to access screening and treatment when necessary. In many parts of the country, the program struggles to maintain services for the women it currently serves. "We have scientific evidence that links insurance ... necessary resources haven’t been made available," said Daniel E. Smith, President of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).  "What if the eligible women who aren’t being served by this program included your mother, your sister, your daughter or your friend?  ...

Alabama Falling Short on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies in 2018

... it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Alabama measured up to policy recommendations in just one of the nine issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).   “This 16 th edition of the report shows that we must do more to reduce suffering and death from cancer. We have the power to make a ...

South Carolina Falling Short on Cancer-Fighting Policies

... it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, South Carolina measured up to policy recommendations in just two of the nine issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).   “This 16 th edition of the report shows that we must do more to reduce suffering and death from cancer. We have the power to make a ...

North Carolina Falling Short on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies in 2018

... it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, North Carolina measured up to policy recommendations in just two of the nine issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).   “This 16 th edition of the report shows that we must do more to reduce suffering and death from cancer. We have the power to make a ...

Leading Cancer Advocacy Organization Urges North Carolina U.S. Senate Candidates to Make Fighting Cancer a National Priority

... morning with U.S. Senate candidate Sen. Thom Tillis to discuss policies and issues that are critical to fighting cancer. The meeting was part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Cancer Votes campaign—the nation’s leading voter education program informing the public and candidates about the actions lawmakers should ... to be in a clinical trial is something that should be a part of a grant or someway to match with the private sector to phrase some of the cost so that they get better representation in the trials.” ACS CAN is strictly non-partisan and does not endorse, oppose, or contribute to any ...

Louisiana Getting Mixed Results on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

... it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Louisiana measured up to policy recommendations in just three of the nine issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).   “This 16 th edition of the report shows that we must do more to reduce suffering and death from cancer. We have the power to make a ...

October 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

NEW VIDEO & BLOG To mark its 10 th anniversary ACS CAN produced a new video featuring ACS CAN volunteers, lawmakers, and others. ACS CAN is also launching a new blog on its website:  Cancer CANdor ... district gathered in Washington, D.C. from September 25-28 for the fifth annual ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Over the course of the event, the top two leadership tiers of ACS CAN's national volunteer organization -- state lead ambassadors (SLAs) and ambassador constituent ... prohibitions on rescinding insurance after a policy holder becomes ill, lifetime and annual caps, pre-existing condition restrictions, and cost sharing for preventive services.   Legislation already introduced that would repeal the medical loss ratio (MLR) provision included in the ...

October 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

NEW VIDEO & BLOG To mark its 10 th anniversary ACS CAN produced a new video featuring ACS CAN volunteers, lawmakers, and others. ACS CAN is also launching a new blog on its website:  Cancer CANdor ... district gathered in Washington, D.C. from September 25-28 for the fifth annual ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Over the course of the event, the top two leadership tiers of ACS CAN's national volunteer organization -- state lead ambassadors (SLAs) and ambassador constituent ... prohibitions on rescinding insurance after a policy holder becomes ill, lifetime and annual caps, pre-existing condition restrictions, and cost sharing for preventive services.   Legislation already introduced that would repeal the medical loss ratio (MLR) provision included in the ...

October 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

NEW VIDEO & BLOG To mark its 10 th anniversary ACS CAN produced a new video featuring ACS CAN volunteers, lawmakers, and others. ACS CAN is also launching a new blog on its website:  Cancer CANdor ... district gathered in Washington, D.C. from September 25-28 for the fifth annual ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Over the course of the event, the top two leadership tiers of ACS CAN's national volunteer organization -- state lead ambassadors (SLAs) and ambassador constituent ... prohibitions on rescinding insurance after a policy holder becomes ill, lifetime and annual caps, pre-existing condition restrictions, and cost sharing for preventive services.   Legislation already introduced that would repeal the medical loss ratio (MLR) provision included in the ...

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