Strategies for Engaging State Medicaid to Expand Tobacco Cessation Efforts
Tobacco use is one of the greatest drivers of adverse health outcomes and costs for state Medicaid programs. This webinar provides insight on state Medicaid benefits and coverage, as well as strategies to strengthen tobacco cessation and treatment...Performance Improvement Projects Related to CDC’s 6|18 Initiative: A Scan of External Quality Review Organization Reports
Includes performance improvement projects related to: controlling asthma, preventing diabetes, controlling high blood pressure, and reducing tobacco use.
Massachusetts’ Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Dependence Treatments and Associated Decreases in Smoking Prevalence
Suggests that a tobacco cessation benefit that includes coverage for medications and behavioral treatments, has few barriers to access, and involves broad promotion can significantly reduce smoking prevalence.
Making a Case for Coverage in Medicaid
Provides guidance for working with Medicaid colleagues to make the case to cover the National Diabetes Prevention Program, including a “Creating a Budget Projection” template.