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ACS CAN and 14 other health groups filed a “friend of the court” or  amicus brief  at the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)  opposing state imposition ... for Medicaid beneficiaries .  Read our  press statement . By way of background, section 1115 of the Social Security Act gives the Secretary of Health and Human Services authority to approve experimental projects likely to assist in promoting the objectives of the Medicaid statute.  The ... they will result in patients finding themselves without Medicaid coverage, and reporting requirements could create barriers to lifesaving care.  More than 60% of nonelderly adults with Medicaid already work either full or part time. Imposing work requirements could unfairly penalize ...

... among adults and youth in the state remain dangerously high and the pandemic has placed a heightened awareness on the important role public health plays in Mississippians’ ability to live a full and healthy life, free from the ills of tobacco use. “With annual health expenditures in directly caused by smoking totaling $1.23 billion, increasing the cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack would save $584.53 million in long-term health care costs due to youth and adult smoking declines. In just 5 years, the state would save $1.81 million in Medicaid costs,” shared American ...

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... 2009 -- Today, the Senate passed stimulus legislation that includes an historic funding boost for cancer research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). But the bill eliminates funding increases for prevention measures and tobacco control, two critical areas for cancer patients, that ... a year in lost workdays and lower employee productivity.  Investing in prevention and tobacco control has a dual benefit of improving pubic health and stimulating the economy.  Money for cancer screening and tobacco cessation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ... nationwide. “Increase in aid to Medicaid programs contained in both versions of the stimulus bill will go a long way toward preserving health care coverage for more than 50 million needy Americans who are already being served by their state programs.  Additionally, the COBRA provisions ...