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[Michigan] CT scans for smokers offered for $99 in hopes of catching lung cancer early

Saint Mary’s Health Care this week introduced the program offering the low-dose lung CT in hopes of finding lung cancers at a stage early enough to cure. “The most reliable way to cure lung cancer is to remove the tumor,” said Dr. Thomas Gribbin, the m
Grand Rapids (MI) Press
added May 23, 2013 21:53
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[New York] AUDIO: The Brian Lehrer Show: Anthony Weiner: Candidate for Mayor

RJ from prospect hts - It is ridiculous to focus on smoking as part of his health care plan toward single payer. I hate smoking. But it is addictive, addiction is a physiological problem
WNYC Radio
added May 23, 2013 12:22
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White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill

The U.S. Senate should cut crop insurance subsidies, the most expensive part of the farm safety net, by $1 billion a year before it passes the new farm bill, the White House said on Monday.
Reuters
added May 22, 2013 19:45
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The economic costs of tobacco consumption in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Results Using 2011 prices, the economic loss due to tobacco was US$20.5 billion over the last 10 years, without accounting for smuggled (illegally imported) tobacco. ... Conclusions In Saudi Arabia, short-term and long-term economic gains will result f
Tobacco Control
added May 22, 2013 11:41
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[Wisconsin] $50 monthly surcharge sought from state workers who smoke

State workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a proposal by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. The Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee planned to take up the issue on Tuesday. The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Burea
AP - Associated Press
added May 22, 2013 07:21
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[Wisconsin] $2 million habit: WI Public employee smoking surcharge would generate millions for state

Lighting up may cost state employees $50 more per month, but the state’s coffers could be about $6 million richer over the next biennium, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed measure to af
Watchdog.org (Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity)
added May 21, 2013 13:35
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An Investigation into the Petroleum, Alcohol, and Tobacco Bureau of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (PDF)

The Inspector General found that from 2002 until mid-2010, PATB former Director Thomas Stanton ran a multi-million dollar cigarette interdiction operation absent basic investigative protocols and controls. These deficiencies included inadequate policies
New York State Office of the Inspector General
added May 21, 2013 06:53
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INSPECTOR GENERAL: TAX DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTS INCREASED OVERSIGHT AND FINANCIAL CONTROLS AFTER NYSIG REVIEW OF “STING” OPERATIONS

The Inspector General’s investigation found that the department’s Petroleum, Alcohol and Tobacco Bureau’s (PATB) oversight of sting operations was both insufficient and lacked an effective accounting system, which made proceeds and evidence susceptible to
New York State Office of the Inspector General
added May 21, 2013 06:43
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[New York] NY cigarette tax probes called weak, sloppy

Sting operations aimed at black market cigarettes in New York had such weak investigative protocols and financial controls that money went missing and prosecutions were dismissed, the state inspector general reported Monday.
AP - Associated Press
added May 21, 2013 06:38
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[New York] EDITORIAL: Cigarette smuggling steals tax money and aids terrorists

Now, the players could be plotting attacks on New York and America — and the amounts of money stolen has risen exponentially. Enforcement must be stepped up, especially if Indian reservations — once a huge source of illegal, untaxed cigs — start selling
New York Daily News
added May 19, 2013 18:49
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