Insurance coverage of smoking cessation treatment for state employees

被引:12
作者
Burns, ME
Bosworth, TW
Fiore, MC
机构
[1] Univ Wisconsin, Sch Med, Ctr Tobacco Res & Intervent, Madison, WI 53711 USA
[2] Univ Wisconsin, Sch Med, Dept Populat Hlth Sci, Madison, WI 53711 USA
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10.2105/AJPH.94.8.1338
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Public health experts recommend that health insurance include coverage for smoking cessation treatment as an evidence-based strategy to reduce smoking. As employers, states can implement this policy for more than 5 million individuals nationwide. This study identified the extent to which states require smoking cessation treatment insurance coverage for their employees; of 45 states, 29 required coverage for at least 1 US Public Health Service (PHS)-recommended treatment, and only 17 of 45 provided coverage that was fully consistent with PHS recommendations.
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页码:1338 / 1340
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