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... Stewart-Cousins President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader New York State Senate Albany, NY 12248 Dear Senate Leader Stewart-Cousins, As public health and leading civic organizations across the state, we would like to thank you for your leadership and commitment to New Yorkers during this unprecedented time.  While we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, public health is at the forefront of every New Yorker’s mind. With the World Health Organization stating smokers are likely more vulnerable to severe ... smoking-caused deaths prevented: 20,000 5-Year reduction in the number of smoking-affected pregnancies and births: 5,100 Reduced health care costs In addition to the public health benefits, a tobacco tax is essential to help make a dent in the $9.7 billion New York spends annually ...

How the health care law's new insurance marketplaces help cancer patients and  survivors   The stories are all different.  But, the outcomes were the same.  ... or someone they loved could not get insurance for one simple reason - they survived cancer.   Prior to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, millions of cancer survivors were mostly uninsurable for individu a l plans.  The insurance companies simply refused to offer them a ...  us, "For the first time in our lives, we're going to have options we didn't have before.  It will relieve you to know you can actually have health insurance."   And then there is Lori, a cancer survivor who is self-employed, who hopes to be the first person in her home state of ...

Today, the North Carolina Senate voted to approve legislation that would exempt self-funded, nonprofit health plans from all state and federal insurance regulation. Under the bill, these plans would be able charge people more based on their health history or age, exclude coverage for essential health services like prescription drugs or hospitalization; and set arbitrary annual or ... patients and survivors would once again face exorbitant premiums or be required to pay so much for coverage that they are unable to afford the care they need.   “Those who do enroll in these plans are likely to find their coverage entirely inadequate should they face an unexpected ...

Medicaid is under attack. Congress is considering massive, rushed cuts to this essential program that provides lifesaving health care to over 80 million people in the United States—including cancer patients, survivors, and their families. 0 Medicaid is a lifeline for cancer ...