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FY 18 Budget Affirms Medical Research and Cancer Prevention as Priorities On March 23, Congress passed and the President signed a Fiscal Year 18 federal budge t which includes: a $3 billion increase for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—the largest such funding increase in

ACS CAN Massachusetts is focusing on a variety of issues in the 2017-2018 Legislative Session. Below is an update on those that have had movement in the past month: Status of Tobacco Legislation ACS CAN priority legislation is currently in the House Ways and Means Committee. The current bill

By Valerie Sizhe Li 2018/03/29 A group of state legislators, cancer survivors and volunteers gathered at the Statehouse on March 28 for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS-CAN) 2018 Lobby Day. Advocates and lawmakers hope to pass House bill 4109, an act to protect youth from the health

David Bienick, WCVB5 Updated: 2:26 PM EDT Mar 28, 2018 BOSTON — Despite repeated roadblocks on Beacon Hill, supporters of a bill to raise Massachusetts smoking age are not giving up. For the fourth time in four years, volunteers with the American Cancer Society rallied at the Statehouse. Their

By Scott Calzolaio MetroWest Daily NewsPosted Mar 30, 2018 at 6:39 PM FRANKLIN – One group of Franklin High School girls is a leading youth voice in state government’s decision to raise the tobacco age to 21. The pending Tobacco21 bill would raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products

Tax Bill’s Repeal of Health Mandate Threatens Patient Access On Dec. 20, Congress approved a final tax bill that repeals the individual mandate – the provision in the current health law requiring Americans to buy health coverage. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), eliminating the insurance