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Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care: Results of the 2003 Survey
INTRODUCTION: Although tobacco control activity in the United States during the past several years has increased dramatically, tobacco use continues to have devastating consequences among all age cohorts. METHODS: In November 2003, a survey of tobacco control practices and policies in health insuran...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1636711/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16776888 |
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author | McPhillips-Tangum, Carol Rehm, Bob Carreon, Rita Erceg, Caroline M Bocchino, Carmella |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Although tobacco control activity in the United States during the past several years has increased dramatically, tobacco use continues to have devastating consequences among all age cohorts. METHODS: In November 2003, a survey of tobacco control practices and policies in health insurance plans was conducted by America's Health Insurance Plans' national technical assistance office. The survey was the fourth and final survey conducted as part of the Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care program. Of the 215 plans in the sample, 160 (74%) completed the survey. Collectively, these plans represent more than 60 million members of health maintenance organizations. RESULTS: From 1997 to 2003, health insurance plans have demonstrated increasing use of evidence-based programs and clinical guidelines to address tobacco use. The number of plans providing full coverage for any type of pharmacotherapy for tobacco cessation has more than tripled since 1997. Plans have also shown substantial improvement in their ability to identify all or some of their members who smoke. Similarly, a greater percentage of plans are using strategies to address smoking cessation during treatment for other chronic diseases and after acute events such as a myocardial infarction. CONCLUSION: Despite improvements, important opportunities remain for health insurance plans and other stakeholders to expand their tobacco control activities and transfer the lessons learned to other health problems. |
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spelling | pubmed-16367112006-12-06 Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care: Results of the 2003 Survey McPhillips-Tangum, Carol Rehm, Bob Carreon, Rita Erceg, Caroline M Bocchino, Carmella Prev Chronic Dis Original Research INTRODUCTION: Although tobacco control activity in the United States during the past several years has increased dramatically, tobacco use continues to have devastating consequences among all age cohorts. METHODS: In November 2003, a survey of tobacco control practices and policies in health insurance plans was conducted by America's Health Insurance Plans' national technical assistance office. The survey was the fourth and final survey conducted as part of the Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care program. Of the 215 plans in the sample, 160 (74%) completed the survey. Collectively, these plans represent more than 60 million members of health maintenance organizations. RESULTS: From 1997 to 2003, health insurance plans have demonstrated increasing use of evidence-based programs and clinical guidelines to address tobacco use. The number of plans providing full coverage for any type of pharmacotherapy for tobacco cessation has more than tripled since 1997. Plans have also shown substantial improvement in their ability to identify all or some of their members who smoke. Similarly, a greater percentage of plans are using strategies to address smoking cessation during treatment for other chronic diseases and after acute events such as a myocardial infarction. CONCLUSION: Despite improvements, important opportunities remain for health insurance plans and other stakeholders to expand their tobacco control activities and transfer the lessons learned to other health problems. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-06-15 /pmc/articles/PMC1636711/ /pubmed/16776888 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Research McPhillips-Tangum, Carol Rehm, Bob Carreon, Rita Erceg, Caroline M Bocchino, Carmella Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care: Results of the 2003 Survey |
title | Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care: Results of the 2003 Survey |
title_full | Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care: Results of the 2003 Survey |
title_fullStr | Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care: Results of the 2003 Survey |
title_full_unstemmed | Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care: Results of the 2003 Survey |
title_short | Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care: Results of the 2003 Survey |
title_sort | addressing tobacco in managed care: results of the 2003 survey |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1636711/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16776888 |
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