CDC's Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report: State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Cessation

CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report recently released a paper on the state Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments and barriers to coverage in the US from 2014-2015. In Wisconsin, 6 of 7 tobacco cessation medications are covered by state Medicaid, individual counseling is covered while group counseling varies by plan, and only co-payments were found to be a barrier to Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments. Nationwide, only 9 states cover all 9 evidence -based cessation treatments, however most states have some barriers to coverage. The full report can be found online here.

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