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A managing director in the group benefits industry, Joseph DiBella handles a range of brokerage and consulting services for Conner Strong & Buckelew. Drawing on decades of experience with health insurance, Joseph DiBella frequently contributes to informative articles about pressing public health issues, such as diabetes and the steep cost of smoking-related illnesses.
The serious dangers of smoking have been well documented, but people continue smoking. England recently outlined a new strategic plan to wipe out smoking entirely within the next two decades.
The new strategy envisions a smokeless generation emerging by 2030. Plans to cut smoking rates among various target groups, such as pregnant women and young people, form key planks in an ambitious push that has drawn criticism from some corners.
Skeptics worry that the plan involves more talk than action and may disproportionately affect low-income individuals and families. Health experts express concerns that the project may require funding that will prove difficult to secure.
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