Three Examples Of Obamacare Enrollment With Low Proportions of Smokers

Phil Galewitz: Smokers' Ranks Look Conspicuously Sparse In Obamacare

 

1. In Idaho, 17 percent of adults smoke, but fewer than 3 percent who bought coverage this year on the state’s insurance exchange paid the tobacco surcharge

2. In Kentucky, more than a quarter of adults smoke regularly, but just 11 percent paid the tobacco surcharge

3. In Minnesota, 18 percent of adults smoke, but under 5 percent paid the tobacco surcharge  

 

Source: Kaiser Health News