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Federal Update Earlier today, the Senate voted on an amendment introduced by Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) called the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act that would allow any health insurance plan or employer, with a religious affiliation or not, to exclude any service

Federal Update Last month the administration released a final regulation on the Affordable Care Act provision requiring insurers to provide consumers with a brief and easy-to-understand Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC). ACS CAN believes the regulation is an important step forward in enabling consumers to better

CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS The President's Budget On February 13, President Obama released his budget for the 2013 fiscal year. ACS CAN was deeply disappointed to learn that the budget cuts funding for cancer research at the National Cancer Institute,

A new report released by the U.S. Surgeon General has provided further evidence of the need for stronger tobacco control efforts in the country. Amidst state legislature's cuts in funding for tobacco control programs and their refusal to pass laws to help stem this epidemic of youth smoking, many of

Big Tobacco is at it again. It wasn't long ago that ACS CAN volunteers helped score a major health victory when Congress passed a law granting the FDA the authority to regulate all tobacco products, including cigarettes and cigars. Now, Big Tobacco is pushing Congress to exempt many types of

Get the Missing the Message Report <114KB PDF> Missing the Message: A Report on Colon Cancer Detection In New Jersey, 2012 Summary: Although more New Jerseyans are being screened for colon cancer compared to 10 years ago, a significant number of colon cancers still

We have two new smoke-free successes to announce: Evansville, IN passed a local ordinance that will make all non-hospitality workplaces, restaurants, and bars smoke-free. It goes into effect on April 1st. Chatham County, Georgia also passed a smoke-free ordinance that will cover all non-hospitality workplaces, restaurants and bars.ξ It goes

A federal district court judge in Washington, DC sided with Big Tobacco when he ruled that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) could not implement its new cigarette warning labels. The new warning labels were to feature photos and drawings which depict the consequences of smoking and text, such