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... on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies Maryland & DC Lawmakers Have Opportunities to Save Lives and Money Through Improving Access to Affordable Health Coverage, Tobacco Control and Quality of Life Measures   WASHINGTON, DC – August 3, 2017 – Maryland and the District of Columbia are ... cancer prevention efforts, curb tobacco use, prioritize the quality of life for patients and their families and increase access to critical health coverage.” How Do You Measure Up? rates states in nine specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer, including smoke-free ... Additionally, the report offers a blueprint for how Maryland and the District of Columbia can work within the current federal health care law on approaches to improving access to affordable and adequate health coverage for cancer patients and their families. It outlines ...

... $459.5 million -- on programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. This means the states are spending less than two pennies of every dollar in tobacco revenue to fight tobacco use. Most states ... kills more than 400,000 Americans each year and is the number one cause of preventable death in the United States. As the nation implements the health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act, the report warns that states are missing a golden opportunity to reduce tobacco-related health care ...

... by $1 per pack and raise the tax on other tobacco products from 10 percent to 20 percent, a broad coalition of leading national, state and local health organizations issued the following statement: “The governor’s proposal to raise cigarette taxes by $1 per pack is a step in the right ... Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association of Kansas, American Lung Association, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, and 17 other health organizations advocate for $1.50-per-pack cigarette tax increase and a parallel increase on other tobacco products. “The tax on other ... to successfully curb the use of all dangerous tobacco products. “Each year, Kansas spends more than $1.1 billion on tobacco-related health-care costs – $237.4 million coming directly from taxpayers through the state Medicaid program. A $1.50 tax increase on all tobacco products would ...

... is celebrating the American Cancer Society’s 38 th annual Great American Smokeout today, by calling on Pennsylvania Lawmakers to protect the health of Pennsylvania residents by increasing the price of tobacco, making it less accessible to young people and more likely for adults to quit. ... we can make up the gap in funds left by the recent Master Settlement Agreement Arbitration Ruling, save lives, save Medicaid dollars, and reduce health care costs.” Not only is an increase in the price of tobacco critical for the physical health of Pennsylvanians, it’s a fiscally responsible ...