Jump to full article: Kentucky Post, 2003-06-05
Intro: Kentucky's state budget will fall $170 million short of the funds needed for Medicaid. . .
Medicaid costs alone for the treatment of tobacco-related diseases total $380 million, which shouldn't be too much of a surprise since Kentucky has the highest smoking rate in the nation.
It couldn't be much clearer that decreasing smoking not only means better health but also less costly health care.
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