Connecticut's Medicaid program will begin funding smoking cessation services starting Jan. 1, according to New Haven Independent report.
Connecticut is one of four states that don't pay for smoking cessation services, though the state program extended that benefit to pregnant beneficiaries, according to the report. Treatment and services including counseling, nicotine replacement and, as a last resort, prescription medications.
States that already cover smoking cessation services have yielded benefits, including reductions in emergency room admissions for asthma attacks in Massachusetts.
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Connecticut is one of four states that don't pay for smoking cessation services, though the state program extended that benefit to pregnant beneficiaries, according to the report. Treatment and services including counseling, nicotine replacement and, as a last resort, prescription medications.
States that already cover smoking cessation services have yielded benefits, including reductions in emergency room admissions for asthma attacks in Massachusetts.
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