Cessation Treatment Under Medicaid - Kaiser State Health Facts

State Medicaid Program Coverage of Tobacco Dependence Treatments by Type of Coverage, 2009

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	Medicaid Covers Any Tobacco-Dependence Treatment?	NRT Gum	NRT Patch	NRT Nasal Spray	NRT Inhaler	NRT Lozenge	Varenicline (Chantix)	Bupropion (Zyban)	Group Counseling	Individual Counseling

United States	45+DC Yes	42+DC Yes	44+DC Yes	34 Yes	32 Yes	35+DC Yes	45+DC Yes	43+DC Yes	22+DC Yes	24+DC Yes

Alabama	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No1
Alaska	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Arizona	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
California	Yes	Yes2	Yes	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes	Yes2	Yes
Colorado	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Connecticut	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Delaware	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
District of Columbia	Yes	Yes2	Yes2	No	No	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2
Florida	Yes	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes	Yes
Georgia	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Hawaii	Yes	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	No
Idaho	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Illinois	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Indiana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Iowa	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Kansas	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Kentucky	Yes	No	Yes2	No	No	No	Yes2	Yes2	No	No1
Louisiana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Maine	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Maryland	Yes	Yes2	Yes	No	No	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2
Massachusetts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Michigan	Yes	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes	No	No
Minnesota	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mississippi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No1	No1
Missouri	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Montana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Nebraska	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Nevada	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes3	Yes3
New Hampshire	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No1	Yes
New Jersey	Yes	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes	No
New Mexico	Yes	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes	Yes2	No
New York	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No1
North Carolina	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
North Dakota	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ohio	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Oklahoma	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Oregon	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rhode Island	Yes	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes	Yes
South Carolina	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2
South Dakota	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Tennessee	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Texas	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes2	Yes2
Utah	Yes	Yes3	Yes3	Yes3	Yes3	Yes3	Yes	Yes	No1	No1
Vermont	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Virginia	Yes	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	No
Washington	Yes	Yes2	Yes2	No	No	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	No
West Virginia	Yes	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	Yes2	No	Yes2	No
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes3	Yes
Wyoming	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

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Sources:	Helping Smokers Quit: State Cessation Coverage, American Lung Association, 2009. Available at http://www.lungusa.org/about-us/our-impact/top-stories/helping-smokers-quit-state-1.html.
Definitions:	NRT: Nicotine replacement therapy.
Footnotes:	Coverage only for pregnant women. Coverage varies by health plan. Coverage provided only under certain conditions.

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