BACKGROUND: Twenty percent of pregnant women enrolled in Medicaid use tobacco products. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires Medicaid to cover tobacco-dependence treatments for pregnant women beginning in 2010. PURPOSE: To summarize the impact of the ACA provisions on Medicaid coverage of tobacco-dependence treatments for pregnant women. METHODS: Medicaid programs were surveyed regarding their coverage for tobacco-dependence treatments after the ACA provisions went into effect. RESULTS: From 2009 to 2010, coverage for tobacco-dependence treatments increased from 43 to 51 programs covering pharmacotherapy treatments and from 30 to 38 programs covering tobacco-cessation counseling. States added additional coverage for counseling in 2011 and 2012. CONCLUSIONS: To maximize these benefits, Medicaid programs need to conduct outreach to inform Medicaid-enrolled pregnant smokers of this coverage.
BACKGROUND: Twenty percent of pregnant women enrolled in Medicaid use tobacco products. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires Medicaid to cover tobacco-dependence treatments for pregnant women beginning in 2010. PURPOSE: To summarize the impact of the ACA provisions on Medicaid coverage of tobacco-dependence treatments for pregnant women. METHODS: Medicaid programs were surveyed regarding their coverage for tobacco-dependence treatments after the ACA provisions went into effect. RESULTS: From 2009 to 2010, coverage for tobacco-dependence treatments increased from 43 to 51 programs covering pharmacotherapy treatments and from 30 to 38 programs covering tobacco-cessation counseling. States added additional coverage for counseling in 2011 and 2012. CONCLUSIONS: To maximize these benefits, Medicaid programs need to conduct outreach to inform Medicaid-enrolled pregnant smokers of this coverage.
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