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Estimating the cost of a smoking employee
Conclusions Employees who smoke impose significant excess costs on private employers. The results of this study may help inform employer decisions about tobacco-related policies.
Jun 3, 2013
Tobacco Control
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Jun 17, 2013 14:35
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[Kentucky] EDITORIAL: Our Opinion: Ky.'s leaders can't ignore cost, rates of smoking ($$)
Kentucky smoking statistics also include this: we have the highest rate of smoking in the United States, medical expenses related to smoking are $1.5 billion annually and smoking is the cause of approximately 7,800 deaths each year.
Jun 17, 2013
Kentucky New Era
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Jun 17, 2013 04:19
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[Australia] Funding needed to make NSW jails smoke-free
Pressure is mounting on the New South Wales government to fully fund a ban on smoking in jails, with prison guards unable to keep cigarettes out of a new state-of-the-art maximum security wing.
Jun 17, 2013
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (au)
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Jun 17, 2013 00:54
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[Australia, USA] Smokers cost employers $3000
In Australia, just a handful of employers have banned smoke breaks during working hours. In 2010, the federal health department banned its employees from smoking during work hours or when representing the department. From August, Swinburne University wi
Jun 17, 2013
Sydney Morning Herald (au)
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Jun 17, 2013 00:45
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VIDEO: How Does The Health Law Affect Premiums For Smokers?
ANDREWS: The provisions that allow insurers to charge smokers higher premiums take effect in January and apply to health plans sold on the individual and small group markets that aren't grandfathered under the law. The insurer may well rely on people to
Jun 13, 2013
Kaiser Health News
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Jun 15, 2013 18:24
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[Florida] Seminole mulls ban on hiring smokers
the School Board is tossing around the idea of establishing a policy that says if you smoke, you don't get the job. What drove the discussion during a board meeting this past week is the increasing cost of employee health insurance. Officials assume that
Jun 14, 2013
Orlando (FL) Sentinel
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Jun 15, 2013 17:04
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[Ohio] ROIZEN: Not hiring smokers is good for business
Is it ethical for employers to hire smokers? The practice fosters ill health and makes America less competitive in an international marketplace. The expense of healthcare in the United States represents more than 18 percent
Jun 14, 2013
Cleveland (OH) Jewish News
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Jun 15, 2013 16:48
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Average Kentucky smoker spends $2200 a year on cigarettes
Kentucky's health commissioner says the typical smoker in Kentucky spent $2,237 to buy 468 packs of cigarettes last year. Dr. Stephanie Mayfield told lawmakers Thursday nearly 962,000 Kentucky smokers over age 18 last year who purchased 450 million packs
Jun 14, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Jun 15, 2013 16:24
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[Kentucky] Tracing the Flow of Tax Dollars
Kentucky's Finance and Administration Cabinet now offers the Citizen Tax Calculator on the state's transparency portal, OpenDoor.ky.gov ... They could also find out that they contributed $35.51 toward the first phase of Kentucky's tobacco settlement.
Jun 14, 2013
Government Technology
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Jun 15, 2013 10:57
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[UK] £300m a year cost of deaths due to smoking
IT IS the single biggest cause of premature death from lung disease in Hampshire, costing the county almost £300m over the last 12 months. And health bosses believe that kicking the smoking habit could be the key to significantly cutting the region’s ea
Jun 13, 2013
Southern Daily Echo (uk)
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Jun 14, 2013 01:47