Massachusetts Medicaid members that smoked in 2008: Characteristics associated with smoking status in 2014.

The smoking rate among non-elderly Medicaid enrollees is more than double the rate for those privately insured; smoking-related conditions account for 15% of Medicaid expenditures. Under state health reform, Massachusetts Medicaid (MassHealth) made tobacco cessation treatment available beginning in...

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Main Authors: Alexis D Henry, John Gettens, Judith A Savageau, Doris Cullen, Anna Landau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5638442?pdf=render