Article Document Academic Article Information Content Entity Continuant Continuant Journal Article Entity Entity Generically Dependent Continuant 2025-05-07T21:00:44 RDF description of Does insurance coverage for drug therapy affect smoking cessation? - http://repository.healthpartners.com/individual/document-rn18439 Health Care Surveys Bupropion/administration & dosage/*economics 2022-02-21T22:48:57.408-06:00 document-rn18439 Drug Costs Nicotine/administration & dosage/*economics 25320 21 Minnesota/epidemiology Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors/administration & dosage/*economics Does insurance coverage for drug therapy affect smoking cessation? 15370 *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice public 6 <p>Whether insurance coverage for smoking-cessation medicines increases quitting rates is uncertain. In this paper we evaluate the overall effect of a new health plan pharmacy benefit on the use of pharmacotherapy, attempts to quit, and quitting rates. The presence of a smoking-cessation pharmacy benefit as implemented by these health plans produced no change in the use of bupropion, nicotine patches, or nicotine gum, nor did it result in higher rates of quitting smoking. Further studies are needed to test whether greater efforts to make smokers aware of insurance benefits or adding other types of cessation support might lead to any beneficial effects.<p> 10.1377/hlthaff.21.6.162 Health Maintenance Organizations Health Affairs Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans Insurance Coverage Surveys and Questionnaires Smoking Cessation/*economics/methods/statistics & numerical data Health Services Research *Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services