Polling: Public Wants States to Use Federal Funds to Cover Uninsured Through Medicaid
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ACS CAN Comments on ACA Regulations Aim to Ensure Affordable and Available Health Coverage for Families Affected by Cancer
WASHINGTON, D.C. December 20, 2012 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today filed comments with the U.S.
Tanning Beds Should No Longer Be Classified in Same Risk Category as Tongue Depressors
WASHINGTON, D.C. December 13, 2012 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expedite its review of the current tanning bed classification at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Deficit Reduction Plan Should Not Compromise National Fight Against Cancer
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- December 12, 2012 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on the White House and congressional leaders to make cancer a top priority as negotiations continue over reducing the federal deficit. Christopher W.
New Report: States Spend Less Than Two Percent of Tobacco Revenues to Fight Tobacco Use
WASHINGTON, DC (December 6, 2012) -- The states this year will collect a record $25.7 billion in revenue from the 1998 tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes, but will spend less than two percent of it -- $459.5 million -- on programs to prevent kids from smoking a
Federal Judge Proposes Strong Corrective Statements to Explain the Tobacco Industry's Decades of Deceit
WASHINGTON, D.C. November 27, 2012 U.S.
Essential Health Benefits Should Guarantee Adequate, Affordable Coverage for Cancer Patients
WASHINGTON, DC - November 20, 2012 - "The proposed regulation provides important details on the minimum level of health coverage required for new individual and small-group plans offered across the country.
Report Documents Major Progress in Passage of Lifesaving Smoke-Free Laws
Residents of 30 of America 's 50 largest cities are currently covered by comprehensive smoke-free laws, compared to just one city in 2000, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 's (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH).
New Report Shows Declining Trend in Number and Intensity Level of Adult Smokers
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- November 8, 2012 -- The number of adults who smoke and the intensity level of those who do declined between 2005 and 2011, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH).
Public Health Groups Argue in Federal Court for Strong Corrective Statements to Explain Big Tobacco's Decades of Deceit
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- October 15, 2012 -- U.S.