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... the News Service Tuesday. Based on eight separate tobacco bills filed by House and Senate lawmakers this session, the Joint Committee on Public Health put together a bill (S 2152) dubbed "An Act to protect youth from the health risks of tobacco and nicotine addiction" that is now before the Senate Ways and Means Committee and slated to hit the Senate floor in formal ... just the revenue from tobacco sales but from whatever ancillary purchases they would make while in the store. The ban on tobacco sales at health care institutions, including pharmacies, could also disadvantage some retailers, he said. "Some of our members have chosen to go ahead and take on ...

... and Medicaid, which treats about nine percent of cancer patients -- including women referred for treatment through the NBCCEDP.   AFFORDABLE CARE ACT   Exchange Regulation The Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) released the long-awaited draft regulation governing health benefit exchanges. The proposal provides a detailed framework that affords states the flexibility to tailor their health benefit exchanges ...

... organization working every day to make issues facing cancer patients a national and state priority.  Advancing Research, Innovation and Health Equity 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.   As can cer prevention, early detection technology, targeted and immuno-therapies advance, we must also advance health equity so that all people have a fair and just opportunity to live longer, healthier lives free from cancer. Join us for the 16 th Annual ... Health Equity Breakfast  on September 29th from 7:30-9:30am at 521 Overlook at Fenway Park, where we convene leaders from life sciences, health care, government, academia, and businesses to network and discuss how we can work together to accelerate research and innovation, and advance ...

... and media advocacy achievements at the local, state, and federal levels. This year's report highlights the Society and ACS CAN's joint Access to Care initiative and the continued implementation of, and education about, critical patient protections in the Affordable Care Act that are ... Senate Appropriations Committees set subcommittee allocations in late April. In the Senate, the Appropriations Committee subcommittee that funds health programs received a spending allocation for the 2013 fiscal year (FY 2013) of $157.7 billion. This figure represents a little less than a ... Budget Control Act, the law passed in August 2011 to raise the debt limit and greatly reduce federal spending. The House subcommittee that funds health programs received an allocation of $150 billion for FY 2013, more than four percent below FY 2012 spending levels. The allocation is also ...