Impact of Increasing Coverage for Select Smoking Cessation Therapies With no Out-of-Pocket Cost Among the Medicaid Population in Alabama, Georgia, and Maine
| Autor: | Man-Huei Chang, Shanta R. Dube, Zhuo Chen, Heba Athar, Xin Xu, Kara Contreary |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study business.industry Health Policy Public health medicine.medical_treatment 010102 general mathematics Population Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Nicotine replacement therapy 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health Medicine Smoking cessation 030212 general & internal medicine Economic impact analysis 0101 mathematics Out of pocket cost business education Medicaid Socioeconomic status health care economics and organizations |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 22:40-47 |
| ISSN: | 1078-4659 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/phh.0000000000000302 |
| Popis: | Prevalence of smoking is particularly high among individuals with low socioeconomic status and who may be receiving Medicaid benefits. This study evaluates the public health and economic impact of providing coverage for nicotine replacement therapy with no out-of-pocket cost to the adult Medicaid population in Alabama, Georgia, and Maine, in 2012. We estimated the increase in the number of quitters and the savings in Medicaid medical expenditures associated with expanding Medicaid coverage of nicotine replacement therapy to the entire adult Medicaid population in the 3 states. With an expansion of Medicaid coverage of nicotine replacement therapy from only pregnant women to all adult Medicaid enrollees, the state of Alabama might expect 1873 to 2810 additional quitters ($526,203 and $789,305 in savings of annual Medicaid expenditures from both federal and state funds), Georgia 2911 to 4367 additional quits ($1,455,606 and $2,183,409 savings), and Maine 1511 to 2267 additional quits in ($431,709 and $647,564 savings). The expansion of coverage for smoking cessation therapy with no out-of-pocket cost could reduce Medicaid expenditures in all 3 states. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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