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Big Tobacco, Anti-Smoking Groups Target ObamaCare

They don't want smokers charged more for insurance

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 18, 2013 7:49 PM CST

(Newser) – Big Tobacco and anti-cancer activists are lining up against a provision in ObamaCare that would let insurers charge smokers more, the Washington Post reports. It's no small spike, either: One study found that a low-income smoker could see premiums leap from $708 to $3,...   Read full story »

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