Additional Resources

Reimbursement for Smoking Cessation

A Healthcare Practitioner's Guide developed by PACT to provide information to healthcare providers and their administrative staffs on how to obtain reimbursement for smoking cessation counseling. It contains advice for providers who wish to maximize benefits for smoking cessation, navigate around coverage deficiencies, and advocate effectively for adequate coverage. More information...

Update!

The online version of PACT's Reimbursement for Smoking Cessation Therapy: A Healthcare Practitioner's Guide has been updated to reflect changes in issues of provider reimbursement since it was first published in 2000.

Here are some of the updated materials:

• The section on Medicaid Coverage has been completely revised to reflect final data from a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation survey that assessed the extent of states' Medicaid tobacco-cessation coverage. Preliminary results were reported in Health Affairs, a journal published by Project HOPE, with follow-up data reported in the CDC's Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report.
• Appendix A: The latest Web Resources for Providers and Policymakers
• Appendix B: The most current and important Web Resources for Consumers
• Appendix C: Changes in State Medicaid Program Coverage of Pharmacotherapy and Counseling for Tobacco Dependence-United States, 1998 and 2000 (from Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report; replaces informal survey on State Medicaid reimbursement conducted by PACT in 2000)

The American Academy of Family Physicians also has a page with several resources for more information about tobacco cessation reimbursement.