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. 2020 Feb 14;69(6):155–160. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6906a2

TABLE 2. Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation medications, by state — United States, 2008 and 2018*,†.

State NRT patch
NRT gum
NRT lozenge
NRT nasal spray
NRT inhaler
Bupropion (Zyban)
Varenicline (Chantix)
2008 2018 2008 2018 2008 2018 2008 2018 2008 2018 2008 2018 2008 2018
Alabama
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Alaska
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Arizona
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Arkansas
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
California
Yes
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
Yes
Yes
V
Yes
Colorado
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
Delaware
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
District of Columbia
V
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
No
V
No
V
V
Yes
V
V
Florida
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Georgia
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
V
No
V
No
Yes
No
V
Hawaii
V
Yes
V
Yes
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
Yes
V
Yes
Idaho
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Illinois
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
Yes
Yes
V
Indiana
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Iowa
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Kansas
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Kentucky
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Louisiana
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
Yes
Yes
V
Maine
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Maryland
V
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
Massachusetts
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Michigan
Yes
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
Minnesota
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mississippi
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Missouri
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Montana
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Nebraska
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Nevada
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
V
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
New Hampshire
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
New Jersey
Yes
Yes
V
Yes
No
Yes
No
V
No
V
V
Yes
V
Yes
New Mexico
V
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
V
V
V
V
V
Yes
V
Yes
New York
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
V
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
North Carolina
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
North Dakota
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Ohio
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Oklahoma
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Oregon
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pennsylvania
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rhode Island
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
South Carolina
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
South Dakota
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Tennessee
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Texas
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Utah
V
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Vermont
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Virginia
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Washington
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
V
No
V
Yes
Yes
Yes
V
West Virginia
V
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
V
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Wisconsin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Wyoming
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Totals
Yes
38
50
34
50
25
47
28
37
27
37
36
51
35
46
No
7
1
8
1
18
2
17
3
18
3
8
0
8
0
V 6 0 9 0 8 2 6 11 6 11 7 0 8 5

Abbreviations: No = treatment not covered for any Medicaid enrollee; NRT = nicotine replacement therapy; V = coverage varies, with treatment covered for some, but not all, traditional Medicaid enrollees; Yes = treatment covered for all Medicaid enrollees.

* Data as of December 31, 2008, and December 31, 2018.

Because of differences in the methods and timing of data collection, some findings differ from findings on this topic published before 2014.