Health Experts "Clear the Air" About Smoke-Free Policies
Public health and policy experts gathered at Duke-Raleigh Hospital to discuss the potential impact of implementing smoke-free policies at the county and municipal levels in North Carolina.
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Patient Groups Call for End to Budget Stalemate, Urge Immediate Prevention Funding
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Feb. 15, 2017 – In response to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s state budget proposal for fiscal year 2018, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), Illinois Public Health Association, Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force and Susan G.
Proposed Marketplace Health Insurance Changes Could Lead to Renewed Barriers for Cancer Patients and Survivors
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule changing regulations for Affordable Care Act marketplace insurance plans. Of particular concern to those affected by cancer are proposed changes to special enrollment periods and essential community provider requirements that are included in available insurance plans.
Health Groups Laud Texas Lawmakers for Introducing Legislation to Raise Tobacco Sale Age to 21
Leaders in the Texas Legislature took bold action to protect kids from tobacco addiction and save lives by introducing bipartisan legislation to raise the sale age of tobacco products in the state to 21.
Wisconsin lawmakers introduce legislation to curb youth tobacco use
Rep. Jeffrey Mursau (R-Crivitz), Rep. Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) and Sen. Sheila Harsdorf (R-River Falls) introduced legislation last week to ensure “other tobacco products,” such as cigars and e-cigarettes, are not given preferential treatment over cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
ACS CAN reacts to Governor Walker’s budget proposal
Sara Sahli, Wisconsin government relations director for ACS CAN, issued a media statement in reaction to Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget released on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017.
Cancer Advocates Urge Washington Legislature Not to Weaken State's Clean Indoor Air Law
Washington state lawmakers are considering legislation to allow smoking in cigar bars and require workers in these establishments to be smokers as a condition of employment.
$1.50 Tobacco Tax Tops Agenda at Cancer Awareness Day at the Capitol
Nearly a hundred cancer patients, survivors and caregivers from across the state rode the rails on a whistle stop-style campaign train ride to the state Capitol in Santa Fe today to meet with lawmakers and gain support for cancer-fighting policies.
Crucial Legislation Would Advance Pediatric Cancer Research
The Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access and Research (STAR) Act (H.R. 820 and S. 292) introduced yesterday in Congress would help improve survivorship, treatment and access to care for childhood cancer patients and expand research into childhood cancers and care.
St. Louis City Board of Aldermen Approves Tobacco-Free Baseball
Fourteen of 30 Major League Baseball Stadiums will be Tobacco-Free in the 2017 Season