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Update: Smoking Cessation and Medicaid

February 25, 2011
New York

There's news on smoking cessation and the future of Medicaid. The American Cancer Society has recieved word that a proposal we submitted along with several other groups to expand access to smoking cessation assistance in the Medicaid Program is among the recommendations submitted to the Governor by the Medicaid Redesign

DOJ Releases Proposed Corrective Statements to Explain Big Tobacco 's Decades of Lies and Deceit

February 23, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC – February 23, 2011 – After a delay caused by Big Tobacco’s attempts to continue their history of deceiving the American public, today U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler made public the U.S. Department of Justice’s strong recommendations for the corrective statements that tobacco companies must make to

Cancer Prevention is Wise Investment

February 22, 2011
New Jersey

“A money-saving investment in programs that prevent and detect cancer early is a wise fiscal strategy in challenging times. In this tough budget climate, it’s hard to see value through dollar signs, but Gov. Christie has shown that he understands how important cancer screening is for New Jerseyans, by preserving funding for the NJ Cancer Education and Early Detection Program (NJ CEED) in the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services.

Devastating Cuts

February 19, 2011
National

Early this morning, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget with drastic cuts to cancer prevention and early detection programs. The impact of these cuts could be devastating and reverse so many of the gains we've made in the fight against cancer. "This legislation represents a major setback in

2-17-11 Affordable Care Act Update

February 18, 2011
Maine

House of Representatives Debates FY 2011 Continuing Resolution The House of Representatives this week is debating HR 1, a continuing resolution (CR) that would fund the government through October 1 of

2-17-11 Affordable Care Act Update

February 18, 2011
Massachusetts

House of Representatives Debates FY 2011 Continuing Resolution The House of Representatives this week is debating HR 1, a continuing resolution (CR) that would fund the government through October 1 of

2-17-11 Affordable Care Act Update

February 18, 2011
Vermont

House of Representatives Debates FY 2011 Continuing Resolution The House of Representatives this week is debating HR 1, a continuing resolution (CR) that would fund the government through October 1 of

House Should Defeat Efforts to Halt Enforcement of Key Patient Protections

February 18, 2011

Statement from Christopher W. Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): "House members should vote against efforts to prohibit enforcement of critical patient protections that ban lifetime dollar limits on coverage, pre-existing condition exclusions and coverage rescissions when policyholders become sick. If these efforts are

Spending Bill Would Mark a Setback in the Fight Against Cancer

February 18, 2011

WASHINGTON -- February 18, 2011 -- The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to vote on an FY 2011 spending bill that would cut the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget by 5.2 percent and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) budget by 21 percent while prohibiting the