Listed below are links to websites with additional information related to topics such as medications and other cessation products, reimbursement for cessation services, and tobacco use and dependence in the managed care setting.  (Website listings are for information only, inclusion does not constitute endorsement.)

QuiTIP Database:
Quitting and Reducing Tobacco Use Inventory of Products Database
Developed by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, this free, searchable online database contains information on nearly 80 different products sold as tobacco use cessation aids. The database is grouped into two categories: 1) drug products approved by the FDA for smoking cessation and 2) all other products: https://secure.tobaccofreekids.org/Cessation/

Smoking Cessation Medications
Online source of wholesale nicotine replacement therapy products (gum, patches, inhaler): www.tobaccosolutionsonline.com

Nonprescription Options for Smoking Cessation
Medscape article from US Pharmacist with information on over-the-counter nicotine replacement products and their use.  (Requires sign-in but registration is free): www.medscape.com/viewarticle/450049

Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care: A Resource Guide for Health Plans
Resource guide published by the American Association of Health Plans includes information on performance measures, cost-effectiveness, available strategies, setting goals and objectives, intervention case studies (systems/provider/patient/community-based), assessment and program planning, addressing barriers, designing benefits, developing a business case (for internal support/funding), implementation and marketing, and evaluating operations/outcomes: www.ahip.org/content/default.aspx?docid=2270

MEDICARE and MEDICAID COVERAGE

Professional Assisted Cessation Therapy (PACT)
Resources include the downloadable publication: Reimbursement for Smoking Cessation Therapy: A Healthcare Practitioner's Guide: www.endsmoking.org

The Business Case for Smoking Cessation and Smoke-Free Environments
University of Wisconsin's Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention website provides several useful publications and links related to cessation coverage: www.ctri.wisc.edu/Employers/employers_Tools_&_Resources.htm

Making The Business Case for Smoking Cessation: ROI Calculator
AHIP and Kaiser Permanente Northwest (CHR) developed a business case that estimates incremental return on investment (ROI) of evidence-based smoking cessation interventions for health insurance plans, payors and employers; site features a user-friendly online ROI Calculator: www.businesscaseroi.org

Tools for Health Care Systems/Clinics
Includes links to resources related to Medicaid coverage, reimbursement, insurance benefits and health plan coverage and more: www.ttac.org/leadership/resources.html

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