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Calorie Posting Passes in New Jersey

January 12, 2010
New Jersey

New Year's Resolutions to Eat Healthier Get a Boost with Passage of Calorie Posting Measure Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding passage of calorie posting legislation in New Jersey. “For many, the new year brings renewed promises to make healthier

Gov. Paterson Mulls $1.00 Cigarette Tax Hike

January 12, 2010
New York

Gov. Paterson has recently mentioned that he is considering a $1.00 increase to the state's cigarette tax in order to raise needed revenue for health programs in the state's budget.

ACS CAN Outlines Critical Health Care Reform Priorities for Cancer Patients

January 12, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 12, 2010 – As Congress works to merge the House and Senate health care reform bills, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has sent a letter to congressional leaders calling for the strongest final bill possible for patients. “Families affected by cancer will

1-08-10 This Week in Health Care Reform

January 11, 2010
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont

As you know (and as many of you no doubt watched on C-SPAN despite the early hour), cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones came one step closer to a remedy for our nation’s ‘sick care’ system after the Senate passed comprehensive

1-08-10 Maine Statehouse Update

January 8, 2010
Maine

1-08-10 Maine Statehouse Update

Baltimore County Passes Youth Tobacco Bill

January 7, 2010
Maryland

On December 21, 2009, the Baltimore county Council passed Council Bill 92-09, which will allow enforcement for underage tobacco sales. It will require merchants to require identification of persons purchasing tobacco products if they appear to be under 26 years of age. This is a HUGE success and is a

Medicaid Expansion Celebration

January 7, 2010
Maryland

Medicaid Expansion Celebration To date there are now over 52,000 previously uninsured Marylanders enrolled into the expanded Medicaid program - doubling what the state had predicted, and taking Maryland from 44th in the nation to 16th for Medicaid coverage! A huge credit goes to our partners at Health Care

National Patient Groups Oppose Allowing Employers to Charge Less Health Workers More For Health Care

January 7, 2010

WASHINGTON -- January 7, 2010 -- Three of the nation’s leading patient groups are calling on congressional leaders to ensure that final health care reform legislation promotes evidence-based workplace wellness programs and encourages financial incentives for healthy behaviors that are not tied to insurance premiums. The American Cancer Society Cancer

Federal Court Upholds Key Provisions of New Tobacco Regulation Law; Government Should Appeal Two Provisions that Were Struck Down

January 5, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC (January 5, 2010) – In a significant victory for public health, a federal judge in Kentucky today upheld most key provisions of the new law giving the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the power to regulate tobacco products. The judge upheld critical provisions of the law that: