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June 8, 2011
New York

These taxes must be collected now. Rulings in New York’s favor keep coming. Yet another court has sided with the state and affirmed New York’s right to collect taxes on cigarettes sold on Indian reservations to non Indians.

June 7, 2011
Maine

Federal Update The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced several important changes to the Pre-Existing

June 7, 2011
Massachusetts

Federal Update The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced several important changes to the Pre-Existing

June 7, 2011
Vermont

Federal Update The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced several important changes to the Pre-Existing

June 7, 2011
National

On June 6, the Delaware County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a comprehensive smoke-free workplace ordinance. Testimony was given by many members of the health community, including Michael Kelley, a lung cancer survivor and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network member that worked for years in smoke filled car assembly

June 7, 2011

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) filed comments this week with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the proposed Accountable Care Organization (ACO) regulation issued under the Affordable Care Act.

June 6, 2011
New York

Tan Ban Passes Assembly; Senate Needs to Act to Make NY First State in the Nation to Ban Kids from Indoor Tanning Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Assembly passage of bill to ban indoor tanning to minors.

May 27, 2011
Maine

Federal Update ACS CAN Senior Director of Policy Testifies on Interstate Sales of Health Insurance