Tobacco Settlement Funds When the states sued the
tobacco industry to recover funds expended by the states to pay the health
costs of tobacco-related illnesses suffered by their citizens, the states
repeatedly asserted that their intent was to use these funds for
health-related programs, particularly for persons who suffered from these
diseases and to prevent tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke. The
vast majority of persons who have and continue to suffer from
tobacco-related diseases are older persons. Therefore, TCSG is committed
to assuring that a fair share of the tobacco settlement funds are
allocated to health-related programs for older persons and to tobacco
prevention and cessation programs for persons of all ages. This site is intended to provide up-to-date and comprehensive
information about how the states are allocating the tobacco settlement
funds they receive; this is done through our Daily Updates. In addition,
detailed information is provided on the Master Settlement Agreement
(MSA) which is the tobacco settlement agreement, and on the allocations
over the next 25 years of the settlement funds to the 50 states and
territories. The site also provides Recent News concerning the settlement
funds and links to related sites. Information on other sections of this site, particularly the sections
on "Tobacco & Older Persons: Fact Sheets, etc.," "Tobacco-related Health
Problems & Older Persons," and the articles in the "Tobacco & the Elderly
Notes newsletters," are intended to provide advocates and policymakers
with information which can be easily used to establish a strong case for
settlement funds being used for programs for older persons and for tobacco
prevention and cessation programs. We encourage you to make use of these
materials. This site is divided into the following main sections:
The Center for Social Gerontology
2307 Shelby Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
tel: 734 665-1126 fax: 734 665-2071
tcsg@tcsg.org
Tobacco
Settlement Funds: Daily State Updates
CDC Report -- Investment in Tobacco Control: State Highlights 2001
Recent News about Tobacco Settlement Funds
Tobacco Settlement Funds: Total Funds by State Link to Annual State Settlement Payment Schedule site MSNBC site with info on Settlement Funds & Tobacco Taxes Links to Sites with Tobacco Settlement Funds Info