On Great American Smokeout, Advocates Call for Increased Funding to Support Programs that Reduce Tobacco Use
State Lawmakers Must Prioritize Investing in Programs that Reduce Tobacco Use
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On Great American Smokeout, Advocates Call for Increased Funding to Support Programs that Reduce Tobacco Use
FRANKFORT, KY – Cancer patients, survivors and advocates are marking the American Cancer Society's 48th annual Great American Smokeout® by calling on elected officials across the state to do more to reduce tobacco use.
On Great American Smokeout, Advocates Urge State Legislature to Raise Tobacco Taxes to Protect Public Health
INDIANAPOLIS, IN –Cancer patients, survivors and advocates are marking the American Cancer Society's 48th annual Great American Smokeout® by calling on elected officials across the state to do more to reduce tobacco use.
New Billboard Calls Attention to Alabama’s Health Coverage Gap and Rural Hospital Closures
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Cover Alabama and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) unveiled a new billboard today near Jackson Hospital, calling attention to the critical need for Medicaid expansion to strengthen health care access and reinforce Alabama’s hospitals.
Healey Signs Bill to Address Breast Cancer Screening Inequities
Legislation will eliminate costly barriers to follow up breast cancer screening
Ballot Passage in South Dakota Puts Work Requirements Back on the Table; Voters Reject Measure that Could Have Undone Efforts to Reduce Tobacco Use
South Dakota voters on Tuesday passed Amendment F, which would change the state constitution to allow for work requirements to be added to the state’s Medicaid expansion program.
Patient, Research and Provider Groups File Amicus Brief Supporting FDA’s Rule on Laboratory Developed Test Regulation
Today, six organizations representing millions of patients and providers, filed an amicus curiae, or “friend-of-the-court,” brief in the case of American Clinical Laboratory Association et al v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas.
Bill to Address Breast Cancer Screening Inequities Heads to Healey’s Desk
S.2971, An Act relative to medically necessary breast screenings and exams for equity and early detection requires that health plans regulated by the Commonwealth cover medically necessary screening and diagnostic breast imaging with no out- of-pocket costs.
Public Health Leaders Sound Alarm on South Dakota Ballot Measure
PIERRE, SD – Ahead of Election Day next week, leaders from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the American Lung Association and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids express their concerns around South Dakota Initiated Measure 28, urging South Dakotans to vote “no” on the b
Governor Signs Bill Increasing Access to Cancer Screening for High-Risk Delawareans
Governor Carney has signed HS 1 of HB 302 this week, making Delaware the eighth state in the U.S. to enhance coverage of prostate cancer screenings for high-risk men. The bill eliminates costs for certain patients to get these lifesaving screenings, thus reducing barriers and increasing access to care for men over 40 with certain risk factors.