– Few state Medicaid programs are heeding the federal government’s advice for treating tobacco use and dependency among pregnant women, children and adolescents, a new study finds, and that could end up costing states in the long run, researchers say.
A report in the December issue of the American Journal of Public Health shows coverage of tobacco dependence treatments is inconsistent across the states and full of gaps. Pharmaceutical treatment for youths or smoking parents was among the most widely covered benefits, offered by just 16 states across the country.
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