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. 2014 Mar 28;63(12):264–269.

TABLE 1.

Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments, by state — United States, 2008 and 2014*†

State Individual counseling Group counseling Nicotine patch Nicotine gum Nicotine lozenge Nicotine nasal spray Nicotine inhaler Bupropion (Zyban) Varenicline (Chantix)
2008 2014 2008 2014 2008 2014 2008 2014 2008 2014 2008 2014 2008 2014 2008 2014 2008 2014
Alabama P P No No No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Alaska Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Arizona No P No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Arkansas Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
California Yes V V V Yes Yes V Yes V Yes V Yes V Yes Yes Yes V Yes
Colorado No P No P Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Connecticut No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Delaware No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
District of Columbia V Yes V No V V V V V V No No No No V No V No
Florida Yes V Yes V Yes V Yes V No V No V No V Yes V No V
Georgia No Yes No No No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Hawaii No V V V V Yes V Yes V V V V V V V V V V
Idaho No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Illinois No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Indiana Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Iowa Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kansas No P No P Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kentucky P V No V No Yes No V No V No V No V No V No V
Louisiana No No No V Yes Yes Yes Yes No V Yes V Yes V Yes Yes Yes V
Maine Yes Yes No No Yes P Yes P Yes P Yes P Yes P Yes P Yes P
Maryland Yes V Yes V V Yes V V V V No V No V V Yes V V
Massachusetts Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Michigan V Yes V V Yes Yes V Yes V V V V V V V Yes V Yes
Minnesota Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mississippi P V P V Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes V Yes V Yes Yes Yes Yes
Missouri No Yes No No No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Montana Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Nebraska Yes Yes Yes V Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Nevada Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Hampshire Yes Yes P P Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Jersey Yes No Yes No Yes Yes V Yes No V No V No V V Yes V V
New Mexico No V V V V Yes V Yes V Yes V Yes V Yes V Yes V Yes
New York P Yes P Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No V Yes V Yes V Yes Yes Yes Yes
North Carolina No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
North Dakota Yes P Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ohio No V No V Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Oklahoma Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Oregon Yes Yes Yes V Yes Yes Yes V Yes V Yes V Yes V Yes Yes Yes Yes
Pennsylvania Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Rhode Island Yes Yes Yes V Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes V Yes V Yes
South Carolina No V No V Yes Yes Yes V Yes V Yes V Yes V Yes V Yes V
South Dakota No NA No NA No P No P No P No No No No Yes NA Yes NA
Tennessee No No No No No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Texas V V V V Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Utah P P P P V V V V V V V V V V Yes Yes Yes Yes
Vermont No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Virginia No Yes P V Yes Yes Yes V Yes V Yes V Yes V Yes Yes Yes V
Washington Yes V No No Yes V Yes V No V No V No V Yes V Yes V
West Virginia No No V V V Yes V Yes V Yes V Yes V Yes No Yes No No
Wisconsin Yes Yes Yes V Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Wyoming Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes 23 27 15 8 38 45 34 40 25 30 28 28 27 29 36 43 35 38
No 20 6 24 20 7 0 8 0 18 5 17 8 18 7 8 1 8 2
Varies by plan (V) 3 11 7 18 6 4 9 9 8 14 6 14 6 14 7 5 8 9
Pregnant women only (P) 5 6 5 4 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
Not available (NA) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Abbreviations: V = varies by plan; P = pregnant women only; NA = not available.

*

Data as of December 31, 2008, and January 31, 2014.

†

Because of differences in the methods and timing of data collection, some findings differ from previously reported findings (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5941a4.htm).