Coalition Praises Legislature’s Cigarette Price Increase
The Legislature passed a bill to implement a $1.50 price increase to each pack of cigarettes sold in Oklahoma.
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New York City Cancer Survivors Travel to City Hall and Urge Legislators to Make Cancer a Priority
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 24, 2017 – Cancer survivors and caregivers from across New York City traveled to city hall today to meet with lawmakers about the need to increase the price of tobacco products and reduce access.
New CBO Score Projects 14 Million Americans Will Lose Health Coverage in 2018 Under House-Passed Health Care Bill
Today the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued its updated assessment of the House-passed American Health Care Act (AHCA) – estimating the number of Americans who would likely lose health insurance as compared to current law, as well as the possible cost changes for those who maintain coverage.
Proposed NIH Budget Cuts Could Devastate Medical Innovation and Cripple Critical Cancer Research and Prevention Efforts
The president’s proposed 2018 budget, would decrease the National Institutes of Health budget by 21 percent, decrease the National Cancer Institute budget by 25 percent, cut the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s chronic disease program by nearly 20 percent and reduce Medicaid funding by more than $600 billion.
Adding E-cigarettes to Louisville’s Smoke-free Ordinance a Victory for Public Health but More Protections are Still Needed
This statement can be attributed to Erica Palmer Smith, Kentucky government relations director at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network:
51 Health Groups Urge Administration to Defend and Enforce FDA Rule for E-Cigarettes, Cigars
ACS CAN joined 50 other leading health groups in urging the current administration to defend and fully implement the 2016 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule establishing public health oversight of electronic cigarettes, cigars and other previously unregulated tobacco products, also known as the deeming rule.
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Passes Bill to Make All Veterans Health Administration Facilities Smoke-Free
The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs advanced legislation today that would make all Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities smoke-free.
Statement on Passage by State Assembly of New York State E-Cigarette Legislation
The New York State Assembly has passed legislation (A.516, Rosenthal) that if also passed by the State Senate and signed into law by Governor Cuomo will prohibit the use of e-cigarettes in public places where smoking is prohibited.
Proposed Meager Cigarette Tax Increase Won't Make Oklahoma Healthier
The bill to raise cigarette taxes by 67 cents per pack is flat out wrong for Oklahoma, and the House Appropriations and Budget committee failed to protect the health of our youth by giving the state what it really needs – a cigarette tax increase that would save lives.
Gov. McAuliffe Signs Palliative Care Bill
Governor Terry McAuliffe participated in a bill-signing ceremony for Virginia’s Palliative Care Information and Resources Bill. This legislation goes into effect on July 1, 2017 and requires the Virginia Department of Health to use their website to make information and resources on palliative care available to the public, health care professionals and health care facilities.