Updates matching "Maryland"

A huge thank you to all of our Maryland Ambassadors who attended visits during our Annual ACS CAN Lobby Day on September 13. During our visits with Members, Ambassadors urged them to increase funding for cancer research, prevention and detection programs. In addition, we asked for their support on palliative care legislation.

On June 7 in Annapolis, the Health Care For All Coalition, which the American Cancer Society is a participating member of, recognized Lt. Governor Brown as Maryland's Public Health Hero. Over the years, beginning when he was in the House of Delegates, Lt. Governor Brown has been one of the

On Monday, May 14th, 2012, the Maryland General Assembly convened a special three-day session to complete the work of balancing the state’s 2013 budget. Among the measures approved was a revenue package which included a tax on small cigars that will increase from 15% of wholesale to 70% of

On April 10, 2012 Governor O'Malley signed the Kathleen Mathais Oral Chemotherapy Parity bill into law. Thousands of Marylanders will now be able to afford their life-saving treatments. Thank you to our bill sponsors Senator Catherine Pugh and Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam and special thanks to Senator James Mathias for their

Maryland Sine Die Report April 12, 2012 The Maryland General Assembly adjourned April 9, 2012 Tobacco Control: • Prior to adjournment, the Revenue Conference Committee agreed to an increase in the little cigar tax of 70% of wholesale and the tax on all other tobacco products of

Tobacco Tax Media Event W hat a beautiful day on March 7! Not only was the weather gorgeous but we had a fantastic Tobacco Tax Media Event in front of the State House along with our health advocates. The goal of the media event was to continue building

On Sunday, January 8, the Baltimore Sun ran this terrific editorial endorsing a life-saving proposal to increase the state's tax on cigars and smokeless tobacco. This tax increase will reduce the use of these deadly products by youth and raise critically needed money for to the state's tobacco control

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The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network recognized Maryland's Health Benefits Exchange as one of the model exchanges in our country to date. On May 26, Lt. Governor Anthony Brown announced Governor O'Malley's appointments to the Health Benefit Exchange Board. The appointees will be Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of