Hicks spoke in favor of Saviello's amended bill
Hicks spoke in favor of Saviello's amended bill, which would focus on ways to reduce smoking among MaineCare recipients.
"The best way to help people to stop smoking and improve their health is by continuing to provide them with MaineCare and helping them to access effective tobacco cessation treatment, not to threaten to cut them off of health coverage,designerwatchwatches" Hicks said.
Saviello recently told the Sun Journal he wasn't sure his bill was legal, but he wanted to start a dialogue. He reiterated that statement Tuesday.
"I'm not anti-smoker, although I've been called that by some people," he said.
His amended bill is supported by the American Lung Association, the Maine Public Health Association, Maine Equal Justice Partners and the School of Social Work at the University of Maine.
Each had planned to oppose the original draft.
The bill's goal to reduce smoking among MaineCare recipients would be coordinated by several agencies, including the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Partnership for a Tobacco-Free Maine. The groups would develop an awareness campaign designed to use MaineCare's existing tobacco treatment benefit.cheapwatches
Progress would be reported to the Health and Human Services Committee on Nov.replicawatches 31, with annual updates through 2014.
A work session will be held at caps9 a.m. Friday on Saviello's bill.
Hicks spoke in favor of Saviello's amended bill, which would focus on ways to reduce smoking among MaineCare recipients.
"The best way to help people to stop smoking and improve their health is by continuing to provide them with MaineCare and helping them to access effective tobacco cessation treatment, not to threaten to cut them off of health coverage,designerwatchwatches" Hicks said.
Saviello recently told the Sun Journal he wasn't sure his bill was legal, but he wanted to start a dialogue. He reiterated that statement Tuesday.
"I'm not anti-smoker, although I've been called that by some people," he said.
His amended bill is supported by the American Lung Association, the Maine Public Health Association, Maine Equal Justice Partners and the School of Social Work at the University of Maine.
Each had planned to oppose the original draft.
The bill's goal to reduce smoking among MaineCare recipients would be coordinated by several agencies, including the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Partnership for a Tobacco-Free Maine. The groups would develop an awareness campaign designed to use MaineCare's existing tobacco treatment benefit.cheapwatches
Progress would be reported to the Health and Human Services Committee on Nov.replicawatches 31, with annual updates through 2014.
A work session will be held at caps9 a.m. Friday on Saviello's bill.
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