Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act
- Last Action
- 6/12/2025
Actions
- 2025-06-12Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2025-06-12Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2025-06-12 (00)
Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act
This bill provides for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage of certain tobacco cessation services.
Specifically, the bill provides for coverage, without cost-sharing, of diagnostic, therapy, and counseling services and pharmacotherapy, including prescription and nonprescription tobacco cessation agents, that are provided under medical supervision and in accordance with specified guidelines. It also applies a 90% Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for such items and services for five years.
Cosponsors (1)
- Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD)
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