In 2006, hospitals in state W treated over 200, 000 people for secondhand smoking-related diseases  These 200, 000 patients cost healthcare insurance companies over $20 million  Over 120, 000 people with these secondhand smoking-related diseases died in 2006 in state W  Many new smokers take up the habit yearly
Politicians in the legislature have suggested a bill that would require all smokers to pay small premiums to all the major healthcare insurance companies to cover the cost of treating people with secondhand-smoking diseases
Treating people for secondhand smoking-related diseases is not more costly than treating diseases caused by smoking.