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BOISE, Idaho –– The Idaho Senate today took another damaging step toward stripping health care coverage from tens of thousands of Idahoans by passing House Bill 913, placing additional government red tape on federally mandated ... stopping the legislation, which would put Idaho cancer patients and many others at significant risk of losing access to care and the diminished health outcomes that follow, including preventable death. HB 913 institutes the harshest Medicaid options available to the state under federal law: ...

... curable life-threatening diseases – but only if we take the steps necessary to prevent it outright, detect it early, and improve access to care. To this end, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Utah is working on the following legislative priorities in support of our mission to end cancer as a major health problem.    Skin Cancer Prevention Indoor Tanning Devices: The greatest known risk factor for skin cancer is the use of indoor tanning ... Unfortunately, the desire for a tanned appearance still causes many people, especially young adults and teenagers, to ignore the serious health risks and warning and use indoor tanning devices.  ACS CAN is supporting legislation in 2020 that would prohibit anyone under the age of 18 ...

...   Senate Action On July 29, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $1 billion (3.2 percent) increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) over the 2010 fiscal year (FY10) budget, for a total of $32 billion in FY11. This amount includes $5.2 billion for the National Cancer ... to the NIH budget failed. The NIH budget does, however, include $50 million for the Cures Acceleration Network authorized in the Affordable Care Act through a bill by Senator Specter. The Network was created to bridge the gap between lab discoveries and life-saving therapies. Housed in ... and Prevention (CDC). This is $101 million over last year’s budget and $120 million over the president’s request. The Office of Smoking and Health received an $87 million increase for a total of $197 million when funding from the Prevention and Public Health Fund created by the ...

...   Senate Action On July 29, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $1 billion (3.2 percent) increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) over the 2010 fiscal year (FY10) budget, for a total of $32 billion in FY11. This amount includes $5.2 billion for the National Cancer ... to the NIH budget failed. The NIH budget does, however, include $50 million for the Cures Acceleration Network authorized in the Affordable Care Act through a bill by Senator Specter. The Network was created to bridge the gap between lab discoveries and life-saving therapies. Housed in ... and Prevention (CDC). This is $101 million over last year’s budget and $120 million over the president’s request. The Office of Smoking and Health received an $87 million increase for a total of $197 million when funding from the Prevention and Public Health Fund created by the ...