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Study committee reviews use of tobacco settlement funds and cancer investments in Georgia
Summary
Speakers told the Georgia House study committee that Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) dollars helped build cancer programs but that the share of MSA funding dedicated specifically to cancer has fallen over time, prompting calls to reassess priorities for prevention, screening and treatment.
Members of the Georgia House Study Committee on Cancer Care Access heard a history of how state tobacco settlement dollars were used and how those allocations changed over two decades. Dr. Chris Parker, director of population and global health at the Georgia Health Policy Center, told the committee the state has received about $4 billion from the Master Settlement Agreement and that roughly $600.9 million of that was appropriated for cancer-related activities.
“The expectation was that the resources would be established in perpetuity,” Dr. Parker said, describing the original intent of the Master Settlement Agreement to reduce harms from tobacco and fund health initiatives. He said…
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