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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs)
State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco-Dependence Treatments—United States, 2006
February 8, 2008 / Vol. 57 / No. 5
MMWR Introduction
According to the article, "State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco-Dependence Treatments—United States, 2006"
released in the February 8, 2008, issue of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report, despite high smoking prevalence (35%) among recipients, high economic
burden, and the availability of evidence-based and cost-effective treatments, eight state Medicaid programs
did not cover any tobacco-dependence treatments, and only one program (Oregon) covered all recommended
treatments in 2006. The article suggests that to achieve the 2010 national health objective of
increasing insurance coverage of evidence-based treatments for tobacco dependence among all 51 state
Medicaid programs, Medicaid coverage for smoking cessation must increase substantially.
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