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January 28, 2025
Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. – Nearly 100 health advocates representing multiple patient groups will come together on Thursday, January 30 in Jackson to urge lawmakers to expand Medicaid in the Magnolia State in 2025. The advocates include representatives from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) , the American

January 28, 2025
Maine

In addition to lives saved, Mills' budget proposal will deliver short term revenue increases and reduce long term tobacco related healthcare costs for all Mainers.

January 27, 2025
Arizona

Advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) join Arizonans in mourning the loss of Dr. Leland L. Fairbanks, MD, a pioneer in Arizona’s tobacco control movement and President Emeritus of Arizonans Concerned About Smoking (ACAS). He passed away late Tuesday night at age 94.

January 24, 2025
Ohio

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Supports Legislation Filed by Rep. White That Expands Access to Precision Medicine Testing and would Improving Health Outcomes for Ohioans

January 24, 2025
National

Washington, D.C. – Today, patient groups representing millions of individuals with serious diseases and health conditions submitted an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to uphold insurance coverage eligibility to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, as permitted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Final Rule issued in May 2024.

January 24, 2025
National

Washington, D.C. – Today, patient groups representing millions of individuals with serious diseases and health conditions submitted an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to uphold insurance coverage eligibility to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, as permitted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Final Rule issued in May 2024.

January 24, 2025
Montana

HELENA, Mont. – Wednesday’s hearings on Montana Medicaid and expansion illustrated well the success of the program and the clear need for legislators to ensure that state residents have continuing access to crucial, life-saving health care. Hours of powerful testimony from countless Montanans made it clear that Medicaid is working

January 23, 2025

ACS CAN and other tobacco control partners have helped defend rules requiring graphic warnings on cigarette packs and advertisements throughout over a decade of litigation. Most recently, the groups filed an amicus brief in district court in Georgia in January of 2025 in Philip Morris v. Food and

January 23, 2025
New York

This morning, NYC Councilmember Rita Joseph hosted a press conference at City Hall in conjunction with the No More Menthols NYC coalition to promote the importance of her groundbreaking proposal to end the sale of menthol cigarettes. Councilmember Joseph stood alongside civil rights, religious and community leaders from the NAACP, Arc of Justice, African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council and more, to send a resounding message to the NYC Council: though Big Tobacco remains committed to addicting New Yorkers to menthol cigarettes, advocates will continue to fight to save lives and lungs from the harms of menthols. Enough is enough.