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For Employers and Health Plans Other California Statewide Training and Technical Assistance Centers Statewide Helpline Provider Partnerships Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) CMS is proposing important new measures to expand coverage for evidence-based tobacco cessation counseling for all Medicare recipients. Current Medicare language limits reimbursement for tobacco cessation counseling to patients who have a tobacco-related disease. The CMS has set a period of time for Public Comments on the proposed determination, after which they will issue a final decision. This period ends June 27, 2010. Public Health Service Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update - includes new, effective clinical treatments for tobacco dependence and the latest information to help people quit smoking. Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) SCLC is a national program office of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Significant support is also provided by the American Legacy Foundation. SCLC aims to increase smoking cessation rates and increase the number of health professionals who help smokers quit. A list of presentations, articles, publications and newsletters focusing on tobacco dependence treatment for people with mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The BEA project has produced a Resource Guide and Resource Guide Summary developed to assist an array of health professionals to adapt tobacco cessation services to the unique needs of tobacco users with mental illness and substance use disorders. Preventive Care: A National Profile on Use, Disparities and Health Benefits A report from the Partnership for Prevention. The report demonstrates the underuse of effective preventive care in the United States and the importance of making these cost-effective services affordable and accessible for all Americans.
Steps to Success - The purpose of the Tobacco-free Hospitals Kit is to assist hospital staff with promoting and developing tobacco-free policies. Smoke-Free Hospitals FAQs and Resources - Developed by the California Tobacco Control Alliance, provides links for information to make the case for a hospital becoming smoke free. The Joint Commission Quality Check - Search for hospitals in your area For Employers and Health Plans This report summarizes current employer coverage of smoking cessation benefits. To what degree do large California employers currently offer such benefits? Of those that offer them, what treatments do they cover? In addition, the report summarizes our knowledge about the use of such services among employees and the barriers which may prevent them from tapping this important resource. Finally, it highlights best practices for employer coverage of tobacco cessation support programs and services, including promising employer incentive programs to promote their use.
To demonstrate the economic value of smoking cessation for insurance plans, researchers at the Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest (CHR) teamed with America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) to develop a simple tool that can help you quickly estimate the potential ROI of common smoking cessation interventions.
Coverage for Tobacco Use Cessation Treatments – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Report: The Business Case for Coverage of Tobacco Cessation - University of Wisconsin Medical School – Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
Key Elements of a Model Tobacco Use Treatment Benefit - Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids Champions for Change: Network for a Healthy California - a statewide effort focused on empowering low-income communities to practice better nutrition and lifestyle changes.
In the summer of 2002, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson asked Dr. Michael Fiore to chair the Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health Subcommittee on Cessation and charged the 16-member subcommittee with the responsibility of developing a set of bold, science-based action steps that the federal government could undertake to dramatically reduce tobacco use rates in America. On February 11, 2003, Dr. Fiore presented A National Plan for Tobacco Cessation to the ICSH in Washington, D.C.-- a plan to promote smoking cessation, reduce smoking prevalence and prevent millions from starting to smoke. Other CTCP-Funded Training and Technical Assistance Centers California’s Clean Air Project CCAP, a project of ETR Associates, provides secondhand smoke specific technical assistance, training, and educational materials statewide. Capacity Building Network CBN provides training and technical assistance to build and enhance the capacity of projects to work with priority populations. For more information, please contact Elizabeth Winward at elizabeth.winward@cdph.ca.gov or (916) 449-5486. Center for Tobacco Policy & Organizing The Center, a project of the American Lung Association of California, assists local communities to meet their policy objectives by using community organizing strategies. The Center also provides policy information and analysis regarding significant tobacco control bills, tobacco industry campaign contributions, emerging issues like tobacco retailer licensing and smokefree multi-unit housing, and tobacco control policy breaking news stories.
Technical Assistance Legal Center TALC, a project of the Public Health Institute, is a "one-stop" source for tobacco law and policy issues in California. TALC attorneys provide high-quality legal technical assistance free of charge for advocates, health professionals, government attorneys, and elected officials in California. Tobacco Control Evaluation Center The mission of the TC Evaluation Center, a project of UC Davis, is to empower tobacco control projects to understand and solve challenges associated with evaluating their programs. Statewide Helpline Provider Partnerships American Academy of Pediatrics--California California Association of Physician Assistants California Dental Hygienists Association |
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