All Updates

Capitol Hill Update GAO Report on Individual Mandate Released Last Friday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) made public a report Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) requested regarding potential alternatives to the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) individual mandate provision, which requires most Americans to purchase health insurance beginning in 2014.

John Seffrin and Lance Armstrong Team Up for Cancer Research Last week, John Seffrin and LIVESTRONG founder Lance Armstrong appeared together at a press conference in Washington, D.C. to send a message to Congress that cancer patients cannot wait any longer for new livesaving treatments. Joined by National

For Melissa Butera, becoming an American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) legislative ambassador was natural, since she’s had family members and friends who have benefitted from an early cancer diagnosis.

Maine Government Relations & Advocacy Newsletter March 29, 2011 Note that items in underlined, blue text are hyperlinks - click on them for more information. State Budget - Maine Breast and Cervical Health

Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding slashing of the NYS Tobacco Control Program in the 2011-12 budget agreement. “It’s a good day to be a tobacco lobbyist in Albany. Big cuts demanded by the Assembly to the New York State

Ambassador, Kim Smith used her voice during our federal lobby day on September 28th to urge Congresswoman Norton to increase funding for cancer research, prevention and detection programs. To take action now- go to www.fightcancer.org/research

One Year Later: Provisions of the Law Already Helping Cancer Patients Timed to coincide with yesterday’s one-year anniversary of

Legislative update - March 24, 2011 Hearings were held for our proposed legislation increasing the cigarette tax $1.00 (total $3.00) and taxes on other tobacco products by 75% (total 95%) of whole sale and designating the first $21 M in revenue to tobacco control and additional revenue to expand Medicaid