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Big tobacco and anti-cancer activists agree: Health provision goes too far
Big tobacco companies and anti-cancer activists are standing in opposition to a part of the Affordable Care Act that allows insurance companies to charge smokers 50 percent more than patients who do not use tobacco.
Feb 18, 2013
The Washington Post
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Feb 18, 2013 22:08
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Claims that smoking kills more people annually than other dangerous activities combined
Will's claim -- that smoking kills more people annually than in World War II or from other dangerous diseases and habits -- holds up with the CDC and the Census Bureau. As a result, we give Will a True.
Jun 18, 2009
PolitiFact (St. Petersburg (FL) Times
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Aug 17, 2012 03:34
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Holy Smokes! Some People Spend 25% of Their Income on What?!
Don't let your dreams of a comfortable retirement go up in smoke -- or in lottery tickets, or lavish vacations. Gallery: What a Smoker's Budget Could Purchase
Sep 22, 2012
Daily Finance (AOL)
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Sep 23, 2012 19:26
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[USA] 'How Will a US Smoking Ban Affect Canada?' Asks Lucky Nugget
Sep 11, 2012
CBS MarketWatch
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Sep 11, 2012 13:21
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The Effect of the California Tobacco Control Program on Smoking Prevalence, Cigarette Consumption, and Healthcare Costs: 1989–2008
Conclusions/Significance Between FY 1989 and 2008 the California Tobacco Program cost $2.4 billion and led to cumulative NIPA healthcare expenditure savings of $134 (SE $30.5) billion.
Feb 13, 2013
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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Feb 13, 2013 17:06
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Analysis: Is it fair to penalize smokers and overeaters? Yes, say experts. Here's why.
Because it’s not just about them, say some health economists, bioethicists and public health researchers. “Your freedom is likely to be someone else’s harm,” said Daniel Callahan, senior research scholar at a bioethics think-tank, the Hastings Center.
Jan 26, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Feb 4, 2013 23:50
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State of Tobacco Control 2013 (PDF)
Money emerges as the core theme in State of Tobacco Control 2013—specifically how states fail to invest in preventing and reducing tobacco use, and how the tobacco industry spends money to make more in profits at the expense of the health of the American
Jan 16, 2013
American Lung Association
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Jan 16, 2013 07:27
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[Australia, New Zealand] Plain packaging not affecting tobacco sales
The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores says tobacco sales remain consistent, despite plain packaging, but retailers are paying more in administrative and labour costs to implement the change.
Feb 11, 2013
Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aoteoroa (RNZ) (nz)
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Feb 10, 2013 22:22
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FISHER: Fewer Smokers Means Higher Taxpayer Costs
A study detailed in the most recent New England Journal of Medicine confirms . . . What the CBO study shows is the litigation that showered such huge benefits on a few was based on the false premise that cigarettes cost taxpayers money. Unfortunately, t
Nov 29, 2012
Forbes
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Nov 29, 2012 16:35
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How Obama’s tobacco tax would drive down smoking rates
President Obama’s proposal to nearly double the federal tobacco tax would help fund a universal pre-K program. And, if history is any guide, it would likely have a marked impact on driving down the country’s smoking rates.
Apr 11, 2013
The Washington Post
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Apr 15, 2013 08:48