Abstract
Public health experts recommend that health insurance include coverage for smoking cessation treatment as an evidence-based strategy to reduce smoking. As employers, states can implement this policy for more than 5 million individuals nationwide. This study identified the extent to which states require smoking cessation treatment insurance coverage for their employees; of 45 states, 29 required coverage for at least 1 US Public Health Service (PHS)-recommended treatment, and only 17 of 45 provided coverage that was fully consistent with PHS recommendations.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Counseling / economics
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Drug Prescriptions / economics
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Guideline Adherence / standards
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Guideline Adherence / statistics & numerical data
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Health Benefit Plans, Employee / organization & administration*
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Health Care Surveys
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Humans
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Insurance Coverage / organization & administration*
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Nonprescription Drugs / economics
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Smoking Cessation / economics*
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Smoking Cessation / methods
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State Health Plans / organization & administration*
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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United States
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United States Public Health Service