Tobacco Cessation Services 11-007
This letter provides information that we hope will be helpful to States as they work to reduce tobacco
utilization along with guidance on the implementation of section 4107 of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act), P.L. 111-148, which amended Title XIX (Medicaid) of
the Social Security Act (the Act) to provide for Medicaid coverage of comprehensive tobacco
cessation services for pregnant women, including both counseling and pharmacotherapy, without cost
sharing. In its assessment of this provision, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that its
savings from preventable health problems and costs would outweigh its costs, resulting in reduced
costs for States and the Federal government.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: June 24, 2011
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