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Jump to full article: The Tennessean, 2008-11-20
Author: Getahn Ward * THE TENNESSEAN * November 20, 2008
Intro: On the eve of today's Great American Smokeout, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee said all of its offices and other properties statewide would go tobacco-free.
The state's largest health insurer would become the latest medical industry employer with a policy that several Nashville-area hospitals credit with helping more employees quit smoking.
Starting Jan. 1, use of tobacco products by employees and tenants would be barred within or on the grounds of BlueCross properties in Chattanooga, Jackson, Johnson City, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville, the health insurer said.
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