Receipt of Cessation Treatments Among Medicaid Enrollees Trying to Quit Smoking.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cigarette smoking prevalence is higher among adults enrolled in Medicaid than adults with private health insurance. State Medicaid coverage of cessation treatments has been gradually improving in recent years; however, the extent to which this has translated into increased use of these treatments by Medicaid enrollees remains unknown.

Aims and methods

Using Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) files, we estimated state-level receipt of smoking cessation treatments and associated spending among Medicaid fee-for service (FFS) enrollees who try to quit. MAX data are the only national person-level data set available for the Medicaid program. We used the most recent MAX data available for each state and the District of Columbia (ranging from 2010 to 2014) for this analysi

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9944845 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature