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... as a result kids and veterans become the losers.  Taxpayers pay a price as well.  Measure 4 would have saved nearly $250 million annually in health care costs and generated an estimated $147 million per biennium in new revenue.  An estimated 1,000 North Dakotans die each year from ... e-cigarettes.  Raising tobacco taxes is a proven way to prevent kids from ever starting, encourage current tobacco users to quit, and reduce health care costs. North Dakota's tobacco tax has not been raised since 1993.  At just 44 cents per pack of cigarettes, it is ranked 47th in the ...

... Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights, National African American Tobacco Prevention Network and the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund (public health intervenors in the case) WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 4, 2017 – More than 11 years after a federal court first ordered them to do so, the ... an agreement filed by the parties late Monday. Facing a court deadline, the U.S. Department of Justice, the tobacco companies and our six public health organizations filed the agreement setting forth details for implementing the television and newspaper advertisements ordered by the court. ... of preventable death and disease in the United States, killing more than 480,000 Americans and costing the nation about $170 billion in health care expenses each year. Tobacco companies bear direct responsibility for their products’ ongoing toll on the health of Americans. As Judge ...

... research Increase funding for Every Woman's Life program (provides breast and cervical cancer screenings for uninsured women) Expand access to health-care to Virginians who fall in the coverage-gap Simply the process for cancer patients who are seeking an exception from step-therapy 2018 State ...

... than 1% of that money into tobacco prevention programs. This leaves the Volunteer State ranked 44 th in the country in spending to combat the health and economic consequences of tobacco. We can and must do better. This year, nearly 45,000 Tennesseans will be diagnosed with cancer, with ... costs by engaging in simple and proven practices. For every $1 spent on comprehensive tobacco programs, states save up to $55 in averted health care costs. These changes start with increasing this program’s funding.” Michael is available for interviews upon request. ### About ACS ...