Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Massachusetts Raises Cigarette Tax to Help Fund Health Care Law

Gov. Deval Patrick (D-Mass.) signed a bill that raises the state's cigarette tax by $1, a move that is expected to bring in $174 million in revenues "to help cover the cost of the state's landmark health care law," reports the Associated Press.
http://www.rwjf.org/coverage/digest.jsp?id=8156&c=EMC-ND132

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