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Affordable Care Act
Family Smoking Prevention
and Tobacco Control Act
Taking it to the Streets
Janet Williams
Senior Policy Analyst
ACA and Cessation
• Medicaid – Pregnant Women
• Medicaid– Children
• Medicaid – newly eligible in 2014 Essential Health Benefits Package
• Medicare - Prescription cessation
medications (Part D) and individual
counseling (Part B) are covered
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Policies to Pursue
• Medicaid Coverage for All
• Essential Benefits
• Private Insurance
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Tobacco Control Act
• The Family Smoking Prevention and
Tobacco Control Act amends the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
• Granted the FDA authority to regulate the
manufacturing, marketing and sale of
tobacco products
• Expands what states can do to prohibit or
restrict tobacco product marketing.
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What is Covered
• Restricts tobacco advertising and promotion in order to promote
overall public health
• Bans all cigarettes that have a characterizing flavor, including all fruit
and candy flavors
• Prohibits health claims
• Requires tobacco companies to disclose the contents of tobacco
products, changes to their products and research about the health
effects of their products
• Requires larger, more visible, and more informative health warning
labels on advertisements for cigarettes and smokeless tobacco
• Prohibits terms such as “light,” “mild” and “low-tar” on tobacco
product packages and advertisements, while authorizing the FDA to
restrict additional terms in the future
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What is Left for Advocates
• Limit the number or size of tobacco product ads
at retail outlets
• Require that all tobacco products or tobacco
product ads be kept away from cash registers in
order to reduce impulse purchases by smokers
trying to quit.
• Restrict or eliminate “power walls” of cigarettes
being offered for sale at retail outlets
• Change cigar designations and placements
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But What Else
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Surveillance
Smokefree Festivals
Smokefree Housing
Remove all signage from Windows
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