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New Hampshire became the most recent state to increase access to health care for low-income residents. The legislature passed a law directing the state to accept federal money to help people purchase insurance coverage through private health care companies. The bipartisan plan will provide health coverage for

Poisonings caused by the liquid nicotine used in eCigarettes have tripled in just the past year, according to a report from the National Poison Data System. These poisonings now account for more than 40 percent of calls to poison control centers, said a new report by the

"We know how to turn back the statistics" on tobacco use, said the American Cancer Society's deputy chief medical officer speaking on behalf of ACS CAN in an op-ed appearing over the weekend in the Daily Oklahoman. Dr. Len Lichtenfeld's article appeared at the same time the state legislature is

Click Here for PDF 2014 Legislative Session Update Week 5 Update Friday, April 4, 2014 During this fifth week of the 2014 Legislative Session, the House and Senate took to the floor to begin debate on the various sections of the proposed budget. Below is a

Click here for pdf 2014 Legislative Session Update Week 4 Update Friday, March 27, 2014 The fourth week of the 2014 Legislative Session brought a flurry of activity on two bills we have been working in very different ways. E-Cigarettes House Bill 169 by

With the help of ACS CAN volunteers like you, the New Hampshire State Senate was finally able to pass a bipartisan plan to increase access to affordable health care coverage.

2014 Week 3 Update (pdf) 2014 Legislative Session Update Week 3 Update Friday, March 21, 2014 The third week of the 2014 Regular Session has come to a close, with six more slated before the scheduled May 2nd adjournment. Both the House and Senate released