Scientists from the University of Maryland found that the cost of tobacco-related illness to Mississippi Medicaid was $396 million in 2017. The $9 Billion annual amend paid by tobacco companies to state governments since 1998 legal settlement is not enough anymore.

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Scientists from the University of Maryland found that the cost of tobacco-related illness to Mississippi Medicaid was $396 million in 2017. The $9 Billion annual amend paid by tobacco companies to state governments since 1998 legal settlement is not enough anymore.