KENTUCKY HAS RECEIVED 94-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS FOR THIS YEAR’S “TOBACCO MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT” PAYMENT….SINCE 19-
98…..THE COMMONWEALTH HAS RECEIVED TWO-POINT-96 BILLION DOLLARS FROM THE NATIONWIDE AGREEMENT WITH CIGARETTE MANUFACTURERS…..
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS DESIGNATED HALF OF THE FUNDS FOR AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION…….WITH THE REMAINING FUNDS SPLIT EVENLY BETWEEN THE
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUND AND THE KENTUCKY HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT FUND…..
IN 19-98……KENTUCKY AND 51 STATES AND TERRITORIES REACHED THE AGREEMENT WITH MAJOR CIGARETTE MANUFACTURERS…..RESOLVING STATE LAWSUITS
AGAINST THE TOBACCO COMPANIES FOR MEDICAID AND OTHER HEALTH COSTS RELATED TO SMOKING…..
THE MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ALSO WORKS TO REDUCE UNDERAGE SMOKING AND DECREASE NEW SMOKERS…..