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A Healthier Washington Through Increased Health Care Coverage and Reduced Tobacco Use: An Analysis of I-773

08.01.2001 | Initiative 773 acknowledges and remedies the outstanding health access problems and health practices that predominately affect low-income families. A detailed analysis of the impacts of Initiative 773 shows that it would significantly improve the health of thousands of adults and children in Washington state. | Read

Rebuttals to Arguments Against Cigarette Tax Increases

08.01.2001 | Opponents to I-773 say that because smoking levels are highest among people with low
incomes, cigarette tax increases are regressive taxes that unfairly impact lower-income families and communities.
Research indicates the opposite is true. | Read

Expanding the Basic Health Plan Through Increasing Cigarette Taxes: A Public Policy Partnership for Good Health

11.01.2000 | In our own state, half a million individuals are without health insurance. But the foundation is already in place for a solution to this growing gap in economic security for working people in Washington State. | Read

Improving Access to Health Care

03.06.2000 | Short-Term, Practical Strategies for Improving Health Care Access for Residents of Washington State | Read

Fact Sheets

Washington's Tobacco Prevention and Control Program

11.01.2001 | Read

How Does I-773 Affect Washington Businesses?

11.01.2001 | Read

The Dilemma of the Uninsured--Poor Access to Care Leads to Poor Health

09.01.2001 | Read

Washington's Basic Health Plan

08.21.2001 | Read

Impacts of Initiative 773

08.01.2001 | Read

The Health and Economic Costs of Tobacco

08.01.2001 | Read

The Tobacco Industry and Marketing to Youth

08.01.2001 | Read