Government Should Guide Not Direct

Who takes responsibility for their own actions? Who demands that we all take responsibility for our actions? Is it the mentality of so many in our society to just not care what happens because there is always someone else that will take the responsibility to see to it that the irresponsible are cared for. hmmmm

The Nanny State - Enter the socialists - prepare for reduced living standards and no future.


IN CONN., 40 PERCENT USING MEDICAID SMOKE


A new study says nearly 40 percent of Connecticut's Medicaid recipients smoke, and urges the state to offer smoking cessation programs to those residents. According to researchers at the Connecticut Public Health Policy Institute: The state pays about $507 million yearly for smoking-related health care for its Medicaid clients.

Massachusetts has cut smoking among its Medicaid population by 10 percent yearly since it started offering smoking cessation help in 2006 to those recipients. Further, smoking rates in Connecticut are the highest among veterans, people diagnosed with mental illness and substance abuse problems, and those with less education and lower incomes.

Source: Study, "In Conn., 40 percent using Medicaid smoke," Boston Globe, June 6, 2010; based upon: Judith Cooney et al., "Examining Tobacco Use, Consequences and Policies in Connecticut: Smoke and Mirrors?" Connecticut Public Health Policy Institute, April 28, 2010.