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Senator Alexander Received National Award for Distinguished State Leadership

January 5, 2018
South Carolina

Columbia, SC – December 11, 2017 – Senator Thomas Alexander was awarded the National Award for Distinguished State Leadership, a prestigious honor bestowed by the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable which was co-founded by the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is a

ACS CAN Looking to Work with Governor Scott on Crucial Health Measures

January 4, 2018
Vermont

Governor Phil Scott is preparing to deliver his State of the State Message today. Bill Sherman, managing director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network ACS CAN) released the following statement in advance of the governor’s message: “Vermont has a history as a leader in public health, but there

Proposed Health Plan Rule Likely to Leave Patients with Insufficient Coverage at Higher Costs

January 4, 2018
National

As directed by the president’s executive order, the Department of Labor issued proposed rules governing the expansion of association health plans (AHP).

December 2017 Federal Update

January 4, 2018
Massachusetts

Tax Legislation Provisions Could Harm Cancer Patients On Saturday, Dec. 2, the U.S. Senate passed a tax bill that, in effect, repeals the nation’s health care law with no replacement plan. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), eliminating the insurance requirement from current law would lead to 13

December 2017 State Update

January 4, 2018
Massachusetts

ACS CAN Massachusetts will be focusing on a variety of issues in the 2017-2018 Legislative Session. Below is an update on those that have had movement in the past month: While the legislature is still in session in December, we don’t expect movement on any of our issues until after

ACS CAN Looking to Work with Governor Cuomo on Crucial Health Measures

January 3, 2018
New York

Julie Hart, director of New York government relations for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released the following statement following the delivery of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State Message: “In 2017 Governor Cuomo, and the state legislature enacted numerous important public health measures such as

Repeal of Health Mandate Likely to Hurt Patients’ Access to Care

December 20, 2017
National

Today Congress approved a final tax bill that essentially repeals the nation’s health care law with no replacement. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), eliminating the insurance requirement from current law would lead to 13 million more Americans being uninsured by 2027 and would increase premiums by 10 percent annually.

ACS CAN President Says It’s Time to Put an End to Big Tobacco’s Lies

December 19, 2017
National

“Elected officials must seize the opportunity to put an end to the industry’s lies and manipulation by passing and implementing public health policies that finally eradicate the tremendous human and economic toll of tobacco use,” said American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network president Chris Hansen in an op-ed for the

ACS CAN Volunteers Write Letters-to-the-Editors About Historic Victory Against Big Tobacco

December 19, 2017
Missouri, National, Nebraska, Rhode Island

More than a decade after a lawsuit won by the American Cancer Society and other plaintiffs and after years of delays by Big Tobacco, tobacco companies finally had to come clean about the dangers of smoking.