Smoking Cessation Support: New Medicaid and CHIP Rules
This act aims to improve access to services and medications for quitting tobacco for individuals covered by Medicaid and CHIP. This means more people will be able to access free assistance in overcoming tobacco addiction, potentially improving their health and reducing financial burdens related to treating tobacco-related diseases.
Key points
Medicaid and CHIP will be required to cover counseling and pharmacotherapy for tobacco cessation, including FDA-approved prescription and non-prescription medications.
These services will be available to patients without additional out-of-pocket costs (no deductibles, co-insurance, or other cost-sharing).
States will receive increased federal financial support for these services for the first five years.
Prior authorization for tobacco cessation drugs will be prohibited under Medicaid and CHIP.
States will be required to conduct outreach campaigns to increase awareness of available services among patients and healthcare providers.
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