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What Every Tobacco User Deserves Barrier Free Access to Comprehensive Treatment

Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence Ending the Tobacco Problem Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs
IOM: Ending the Tobacco Problem CDC Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs, 2007 PHS Clinical Practice Guideline On Treating Tobacco Use & Dependence 2008 Update

According to these reports, there are three critical areas we need to focus on:

  1. Insurance Coverage: Provide comprehensive coverage for tobacco use treatment under all public and private insurance and eliminate deductibles, co-pays, and other barriers to using effective treatments.
  2. Quitlines: Increase state, federal, and private funding for state quitline infrastructure and promotion and provide incentives for quality improvement efforts.
  3. Healthcare systems: Institutionalize the routine treatment of tobacco use in all out-patient and in-patient service delivery.

“Model programs in large managed care plans show that full implementation of the healthcare system changes, quitline services, comprehensive insurance coverage and promotion of the services increases the use of proven treatment and decreases smoking prevalence.” – CDC Best Practices

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