Welcome to NAQC’s Public-Private Partnership Initiative Resource Center. This electronic collection of documents and links relies on contributions from the community in topic areas related to forming Public-Private Partnerships to costs-share quitline services. Feel free to adapt the materials for use in your state.

Be sure to check back frequently to see what new resources have been added to the Center.

Feel free to make your own contributions! To contribute a resource to the Public-Private Partnership Section or if you have any questions regarding the materials listed, please contact Deb Osborne at dosborne@naquitline.org.

Phase I: Resources

Recommended Reading

• A Practical Guide to Working with Health-Care Systems on Tobacco-Use Treatment, CDC, 2006. (See Appendix A for Glossary of Terms).
• Helping Smokers Quit: Tobacco Cessation Report 2011
• Pacific Group on Health 2007 (updated 2008) Tobacco Cessation Benefit Coverage and Consumer Engagement Strategies
• Fast Facts – Health Plan Differences: Fully-Insured vs. Self-Insured
• Health Plan Implementation of U.S. Preventative Services Task Force A and B Recommendations - Colorado, 2010

Cessation Coverage Assessment Tools

• State Cessation Coverage Assessment worksheet
• Colorado HB09-1204 and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Implementation Survey
• Kentucky Health Plan Survey
• Rhode Island Health Plan Survey
• Massachusetts Health Plan Interview Guide
• Oregon Health Plan – Managed Care Organizations - Tobacco Cessation Services Survey

Phase II: Resources

• The Colorado Tobacco Cessation and Sustainability Partnership, A Case Study
• Florida Quitline Evaluation Ad Hoc Report: Quitline Cost Sharing Models
• Environmental Analysis: Strategies for Engaging Health Plans with the Utah Tobacco Quit Line

Phase III: Resources

• Oregon Cessation Benefit (Summary)
• Oregon Cessation Benefit (Full Report)
• Recommended Summary Plan Description Language for Insured Employers - Baseline Tobacco Cessation Covered Benefits
• Recommended Summary Plan Description Language for Self-Funded Employers - Baseline Tobacco Cessation Covered Benefits
• Colorado Tobacco Cessation Partnership Plan
• How Tobacco Hurts an Employer’s Bottom Line
• State of Colorado Resource Book: Tobacco Cessation Coverage for Self-Insured Employees
• Recommended Tobacco Coverage Questions for the State of Colorado Health Insurance Plan RFP
  
  Online Resources
• The Kentucky Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program is working with the Kentucky Association of Health Underwriters (KYAHU) to help Kentucky employers encourage their employees to quit tobacco use and stay tobacco free. This toolkit for the Preferred Employer Network will help employers create a safe toxin free environment for all employees and provide tips to support and encourage their employees who use tobacco products in quitting through proven tobacco cessation methods. 
  
  To access the toolkit and materials specific to health plans, go to: http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/mch/hp/pen.htm