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Public Health Advocates Discuss Health, Budget Benefits of Cigarette Tax Increase

 
 Volume/Number:  2012 May 23 
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 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