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      "title": "The Proposed Tobacco Settlement: Who Pays for the Health Costs of Smoking?",
      "summary": "One of the issues raised in the consideration of tobacco settlements is the compensation of\nvarious\nparties that might pursue lawsuits to recover the health costs of smoking. These parties include\nstates whose settlements now total $26 billion over 26 years, the federal government which has filed\nsuit against the industry, and individuals. Popular estimates of the annual medical costs of smoking\nrange around $50 billion, with the states accounting for slightly under $4 billion, individuals about\n$10 billion and the remainder paid for by the federal government and private entities. Some recent\nestimates have reported higher costs. A more complete accounting of the health costs of smoking\nnot only increases the size of the costs, but also reallocates costs and implies net financial benefits\nfor some parties. Governments save on the costs of old-age medical care, social security, and\nnursing home care due to the earlier death of smokers. (This result does not mean that it is desirable\nthat people die early; it means that in determining financial cost, if that is the justification for a\npayment, a correct measure of the loss will only be calculated if these effects are included.) Smoking\nhas apparently brought financial gain to both the federal and state governments, especially when\ntobacco taxes are taken into account. In general, smokers do not appear to currently impose net\nfinancial costs on the rest of society. The tobacco settlement will increase the transfer of resources\nfrom the smoking to the nonsmoking public. (This report will be updated periodically.)",
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