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Public Health Advocates Discuss Health, Budget Benefits of Cigarette Tax Increase [596**12]

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  • contactCity: Springfield
  • contactOrganization: Illinois Department of Public Health
  • contactPhoneNumber: 217-782-4977
  • contactState: IL
  • contactZipCode: 62761
  • dateCreated: 05 23 2012
  • dateLastModified: 05 23 2012
  • 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.
  • govType: State
  • language: EN-English
  • numberOrIssue: May 23
  • originatorJurisdiction: Illinois
  • originatorOffice: Illinois Information Service
  • volumeOrYear: 2012