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