Kentucky’s Tobacco Health Plan Survey
Shares sample questions to states interested in gauging health plans’ tobacco screening and cessation benefits.
Shares sample questions to states interested in gauging health plans’ tobacco screening and cessation benefits.
Used to collect data from Rhode Island’s health plans on: (1) the implementation of a regulation requiring health insurers to provide smoking cessation benefits, and (2) the details of the health plan products offered, cessation benefit offered, and member utilization for the prior year.
Outlines specific measures that assess the impact of their communications campaign, specifically around the uptake of counseling and coverage benefits as well as the use of tobacco in the state.
Recommends best practices for counseling and interventions to prevent tobacco use and tobacco-related disease in adults, including pregnant women.
Suggests that an investment in comprehensive tobacco cessation services may result in savings for Medicaid programs and may be a cost-effective approach to improving health outcomes for low-income populations.