Medicaid Incentives for Preventing Chronic Disease: Effects of Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To test the effectiveness of financial incentives for smoking cessation in the Medicaid population. DATA SOURCES:Secondary data from the Medicaid Incentives for Prevention of Chronic Disease (MIPCD) program and Medicaid claims/encounter data from 2010 to 2015 for five states. STUDY DESIGN:Beneficiaries were randomized into receipt or no receipt of financial incentives. We ran multivariate regression models testing the impact of financial incentives on the use of counseling services, smoking behavior, and Medicaid expenditures and utilization. DATA EXTRACTION:Participating states provided Medicaid eligibility, claims and encounters, program enrollment, and incentivized service use data. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Participants who received incentives were more likely to call the Quitline a

SUBMITTER: Witman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6232448 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature