SiteTitle | • | Public Health Advocates Discuss Health, Budget Benefits of Cigarette Tax Increase | [X] |
Organization | • | Illinois Department of Public Health | [X] |
| | 1: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 23 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | On May 24, 2012 the director of the Illinois Department Health Public, Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, will be joined by Dr. Frank Chaloupka - an international expert on cigarette taxes and their impact on public health - to discuss the health and budget benefits of a $1-per-pack cigarette tax increase. The proposed increase, when combined with matching federal funds, will curb overall tobacco use, save lives and generate nearly $700 toward closing the states $2.7 billion Medicaid deficit. | | | | Date Created: | 05 23 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 596**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043798 Original UID: 23262 FIRST WORD: Public | |
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