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>>GERRY: IT'S TIME NOW FOR THE
BUSINESS OF HEALTH...BROUGHT TO
YOU BY HENDRICKS REGIONAL
HEALTH.

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THE ALLIANCE FOR A HEALTHIER
INDIANA IS A GROUP OF BUSINESS,
HEALTH AND COMMUNITY LEADERS
FOCUSED ON IMPROVING BOTH PUBLIC

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HEALTH FUNDING AND HEALTH
OUTCOMES.
AND TWO FAMILIAR FACES ARE
JOINING BARBARA LEWIS THIS WEEK,

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IN THE BUSINESS OF HEALTH.
BARB.
>>BARB: THANKS, GERRY.
INDIANA IS AT THE BOTTOM IN JUST

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ABOUT EVERY NATIONAL HEALTH
RANKING INCLUDING THE AMOUNT OF
MONEY THE STATE SPENDS ON PUBLIC
HEALTH.

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JOINING TO TALK ABOUT THE
ALLIANCE FOR A HEALTHIER INDIANA
ARE TWO OF ITS FOUNDING MEMBERS,
BRYAN MILLS, PRESIDENT AND CEO

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OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK AND
KEVIN BRINEGAR, PRESIDENT AND
CEO OF THE INDIANA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.

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AND IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE YOU
BOTH ON THE PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
>> LET ME START WITH YOU IF

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YOU WOULD SUMMARIZE WHERE WE ARE
NOW IN INDIANA IN HEALTH
RANKINGS AND MAY BE THE AREAS
YOU ARE MOST CONCERNED WITH.

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>> IT'S HARD TO SUMMARIZE
BECAUSE NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK
AT IT WE ARE NOT DOING WELL AND
SO FROM OUR STANDPOINT IT'S HOW

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DO YOU MOVE THE NEEDLE AND MAKE
PROGRESS AND HOW DO YOU SHOW
CONFIDENCE AND WE FOCUSED ON THE
TOBACCO PIECE OF IT BECAUSE WE

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BELIEVE THE EVIDENCE WE CAN MOVE
THAT BUT THAT ALSO IMPACTS
INFANT MORTALITY.
ONE OF THE GOVERNORS INITIATIVES

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AND IMPACTS ADDICTION TO
OPIOIDS.
IT PERVADES A LOT OF AREAS, BUT
IT'S ONE THING YOU HAVE TO TOUCH

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SOMEWHERE WE COULD START WITH
OBESITY OR DIABETES BUT WE
REALLY THINK WE CAN HAVE THE
QUICKEST IMPACT HERE --

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>> ON TOBACCO.
GIVE US AN IDEA OF WORRY THE
CHAMBER IS SO INTERESTED IN
TOBACCO.

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>> UNLESS YOU ARE IN THE
BUSINESS OF SELLING TOBACCO
PRODUCTS, TOBACCO IS BAD FOR
BUSINESS IN INDIANA.

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THE ESTIMATES ARE THAT BETWEEN
LOST PRODUCTIVITY, AND
ADDITIONAL HEALTHCARE COSTS THAT
SMOKING EMPLOYEES -- COST

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HOOSIER EMPLOYERS OVER
$6 BILLION A YEAR THAT'S REAL
MONEY THAT COULD GO INTO
TRAINING, WAGES AND BENEFITS,

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MODERNIZATION EQUIPMENT.
THAT HAS NOT BECAUSE IT'S GOING
TO COVER SMOKING RELATED
ACTIVITIES.

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>> YOU HAVE JUST STARTED A
ROADSHOW, IF YOU WILL, A TOWN
HALL MEETING AROUND THE STATE.
YOU'VE DONE 4 BUT I WAS

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WONDERING HOW THEY HAVE BEEN
GOING AND WHAT YOU'VE BEEN
LEARNING FROM THEM.
>> A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.

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WE HAD NUMBER THREE GOING TO THE
LEGISLATURE AND WE'VE ALWAYS
SAID WE HAVE IN INDIANAPOLIS
ISSUES BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT AN

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ISSUE.
THE IDEA WAS LET'S TAKE IT ON
THE ROAD.
SO WE'VE ONLY HAD INDIANAPOLIS

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THREE TIMES SO FAR WONDERFUL
SPEAKER AND TALK TO LOCAL
LEADERS BECAUSE EVERYBODY NEEDS
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY CAN DO

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AND MAKE IT PERSONAL SO THOSE 43
COMING UP NEXT WEEK AND WE ARE
REALLY ENTHUSED BY THE
PARTICIPATION AND PEOPLE SAY WE

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LIKE THE ORGANIZATION AND THEY
WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO TO
HELP AND WE ARE PREPARED TO HELP
THEM DO THAT.

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>> I WANT TO SWITCH GEARS A
LITTLE AND TALK TO ABOUT ITS
UNIQUE THE CHAMBER WOULD CALL
FOR AN INCREASE IN TEXAS BUT

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THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE CALLING FOR
FOR THE CIGARETTE TAX.
THIS IS MORE OF A LITTLE BIT OF
A TWO-PART IS WHY AND THEN WHAT

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WOULD YOU DO WITH THE TAX
REVENUE?
>> THE WHY IS BECAUSE IT IS SO
IMPACTFUL ON EMPLOYERS.

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IT COSTS EMPLOYERS BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN COST ESTATES BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS AND THE RESEARCH
SHOWS THAT SMOKERS ARE

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PRICE-SENSITIVE SO IF YOU RAISE
THE PROCESS BY RAISING THE TAX
YOU WILL REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF
SMOKING AND WE ARE ALMOST

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50 PERCENT HOW YOU'RE IN OUR
RATE OF SMOKING THAN THE
NATIONAL AVERAGE SO WE WANT TO
GET THAT DOWN AND RAISING THE

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TAX IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO
DO THAT.
WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS AND MAYBE
NOT COMPLETELY SETTLED ON HOW TO

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USE THE REVENUE BECAUSE THAT IS
NOT THE MAIN REASON WE ARE
CALLING FOR RAISING THE TAX, BUT
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT

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CAN BE DONE WITH THE
INTERRELATED ACTIVITIES WHETHER
IT IS INFANT MORTALITY, WE KNOW
WE NEED MORE ADDICTIONS

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COUNSELORS FOR OPIOIDS AND THAT
WOULD SEEM TO BE A GOOD LOGICAL
PLACE TO PUT THESE RESOURCES AS
WELL.

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YOU MAY HAVE SOME THOUGHTS.
>> ALSO RECOVERY AND THE
ACCESS POINTS FOR RECOVERY.
WE ALSO KNOW WE NEED TO DEAL

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WITH PREVENTION.
WE ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH
THEREFORE, YOUTH.
SMOKING CESSATION.

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THE PEOPLE THAT SAY I WANT TO BE
DONE WITH THIS AND WE CAN
PROVIDE RESOURCES THERE.
WE CAN PRODUCE THE RESOURCES BY

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DOING THIS.
WE REALLY DO THINK THEY SHOULD
BE FOCUSED ON THE HEALTHCARE
SIDE OF THINGS BECAUSE OUR GOAL

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IS TO REDUCE THE RATE OF LUNG
CANCER AND ALL THE THINGS THAT
ARE PRODUCED AS A BYPRODUCT OF
THIS ISSUE.

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>> WE CERTAINLY WISH YOU WELL