ACS CAN Lauds Legislature and Governor Wolf for Funding Lifesaving Programs
Governor Wolf has enacted a budget that incudes funding for the lifesaving tobacco control pograms. ACS CAN thanks Governor Wolf and the legislatureM
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Welcome to the “Breathe Clean Air” State
TALLAHASSEE – On July 1, Florida’s Clean Indoor Air Act (FCIAA) will be updated to prohibit the use of e-cigarettes, also known as “vaping,” anywhere smoking is already prohibited.
ACS CAN Asks Governor Murphy to Veto Rollback of E-Cigarette Tax
Both houses of the New Jersey State Legislature have passed a bill that would roll-back part of the stat's e-cigarette tax. ACS CAN asks Governor Murphy to veto the bill
Bipartisan Health Package Offers Path Toward Reducing Patients’ Out-Of-Pocket Costs; Improving Public Health
Today the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will markup legislation aimed at helping reduce patients’ out-of-pocket health care costs and improving public health. The Lower Health Care Costs Act would exempt patients from having to pay surprise medical bills in most circumstances.
Advocates to Congress: It’s Time to Pass Palliative Care Legislation
Washington, D.C. – Advocates and volunteers from the Patient Quality of Life Coalition (PQLC) will be on Capitol Hill today to share their stories with lawmakers as part of the coalition’s sixth annual lobby day.
House Set to Pass $2 Billion Boost for Medical Research in 2020
Today the U.S. House is poised to pass an FY 2020 spending bill that includes a $2 billion funding increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) including a $300 million funding boost for the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Drug Formulary Bill Passes Assembly
ACS CAN thanks the New York State Assembly for passing a bill that protects New York State residents from having their health insurers change their drug formularies mid-year.
Cancer Advocates Applaud Gov. Sisolak for Signing Critically Important Bill into Law that Addresses Youth E-cigarette Epidemic
RENO, Nev. – June 14, 2019— The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and its volunteer advocates, most of them cancer patients and survivors, thank Gov. Sisolak for signing Senate Bill (SB) 263 into law yesterday.
Federal Court Should Not Allow Further Delays in FDA Review of E-Cigarettes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On May 15, U.S. District Judge Paul W.