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Committee advances bill to require Medicaid coverage of tobacco‑cessation treatments with no prior authorization
Summary
A committee voted to give a due‑pass recommendation to a bill that would require the medical assistance program to cover tobacco‑cessation treatments, remove prior authorization and waive co‑payments; supporters cited potential long‑term savings and public‑health benefits.
A House committee approved a due‑pass recommendation for House Bill 506 (LC 570195), which would require the state medical assistance program to provide coverage and reimbursement for tobacco‑cessation treatments for Medicaid recipients, eliminate prior authorization for those products and waive copayments.
Representative Hilton presented the bill and said state Medicaid recipients have higher smoking rates and that covering cessation products could reduce downstream health costs. Laura Bracey, government relations director for the American Heart Association, told the committee…
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