Congress is "taking new whacks" at the tobacco industry with its proposed 61-cent increase in the federal tobacco tax to pay for the reauthorization and expansion of SCHIP, AP/Long Island Newsday reports. According to AP/Newsday, although the cigarette industry "is quietly working against" the SCHIP bill, "it lacks the clout it once wielded. [click link for full article]
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Source: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News From Medical News Today