Part of the money will come from a new 55-cents-a-pack cigarette tax that is expected to raise $34.5 billion over the next five years.
The program is being paid for through an increase in the cigarette tax.
Whatever happened to that idea to increase the cigarette tax?
One is an increase in the cigarette tax - a good way to raise funds for the state's health needs.
A1 A cigarette tax could raise millions for health care.
Funds also come from an increase in the cigarette tax.
The average cigarette tax in the country is 45 cents.
The higher cigarette tax and other provisions could take effect early next year.
The state's original 10-cent cigarette tax goes for general state services.
You can get away with increasing the cigarette tax, perhaps, but that's about it.
