State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco-Dependence Treatments--United States, 2006.

The article presents a discussion of the types of tobacco-dependence treatments that are covered by Medicaid programs. It is noted that one in 3 adults who receive Medicaid in the U.S. smoke tobacco. The results of a survey conducted by the Center for Health and Public Policy Studies at the University of California, Berkeley in 2006 is summarized. Results showed 39 state Medicaid programs provided coverage for some form of tobacco-dependence treatment. Some Medicaid programs had limitations for these treatments including prior authorization, co-payments and duration of coverage.