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Legislator Wants To Help Alabama Medicaid Smokers Quit

Full story: WHNT News 19

In October we told you Alabama is one of six states that currently doesn't cover smoking cessation treatments for Medicaid recipients.

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virginia

Florence, AL

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well my daughter never smoke why don't madicaid cover her she is paralyze she cannot feed her self

Tom Barnes

Sheffield, AL

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If you want to quit Hammon you'll quiit. You did it and I did it also. I don't approve of spending ourt tax dollars trying to help out people that have destroyed their own health becaucce they didn't want to go through a little discomfort.. If yopu really want to do some good pass some laws that will stop smoking in all public places.

amanda

Huntsville, AL

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What's next? Jenny Craig for all of the overweight people on Medicaid?

The Man

Decatur, AL

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Amanda, you are a day late and a dollar short on this one. Medicaid Alabama already covers bariatric surgery (gastric bypass / lap band) if you are clinically obease, and have supporting documentation.

From each according to their ability, to each according to their need.~ Karl Marx (Or the DNC. I forget which.)

Charlie

Huntsville, AL

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This is such a stupid idea, another reward for bad behavior, if people can afford cigarettes they can afford treatment to stop smoking.

American

Smyrna, GA

Maybe Obama the Traitor should stop smoking first and set the example for the rest of us.

Elizabeth

Decatur, AL

Cheaper idea. For the smokers on Medicaid, just consider that a pre-existing chronic health problem, and do not cover any lung illnesses. I used to work for a pulmonologist (lung specialist), and you would not believe the number of people who saw him that continued to smoke. I quit 3 plus years ago, cold turkey, and if I can do it, I'm sure there are others out there who can also do it. American from Smyrna GA, keep Obama out of this. Get over voting for a LOSER!

just candid

AOL

No Gov. help (food stamps, mediciad, rent vouchers ect) for anyone who smokes and won't stop.

just candid

AOL

Most drunks, degenerates and lowlife riffraff type people smoke.

Adam Ant

Hartselle, AL

Let's see now.....people are poor enough to be on Medicaid but have enough money for cigarettes?

conservative

Decatur, AL

Is Hammon a Liberal or conservative??
He wants to take sudafed off shelves so we go from paying 3.00 to hundreds for cold medicine and now wants to take working peoples tax dollars and give to people that smoke?
WAKE UP CONSERVATIVES!!!!!!!!
Should pass a biil if u have a self inflicted medical problem your not covered at all. Would this not be better for the tax payers?
This is the biggest liberal in Alabama just look at all the STUFF that has been put out by him this week along.

gboesche33

Since: Jan 10

United States

my name is gina boesche, and i am a 44 year old school teacher in wilkes-barre pa.. i am trying to put together a rally at wilkes university to teach the young students about medicaid. Gina boesche will send out an open for\um

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