This section addresses issues related to healthcare reform in the U.S., FDA and tobacco regulations including graphic health warnings, funding and sustainability, reimbursement, Medicaid and national advertising campaigns. Information in the health systems change section may also be of interest for this issue.
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Item Name		Posted By	Date Posted
Background Facts on US State QLs and Labels Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
Warning labels, labels, cessation-related policy, cost, budget and investment, graphic health warnings, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation, quit rates, quitline basics, reach of quitlines
Tobacco Warning Labels (NAQC Web page)  Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
Warning Labels, Cigarette pack, Advertising, Labels, Canadian federal issues related to cessation, cessation-related policy, graphic health warnings, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation, promoting quitlines/creating demand
FDA & Tobacco Regulation – NAQC Comments (2009)  Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
Advocacy, FDA, cessation-related policy, graphic health warnings, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation, promoting quitlines/creating demand
FDA Rule: Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
FDA, Warnings, Regulation, Family Smoking Act, Federal, Advertising, Advertisements, Canadian federal issues related to cessation, cessation-related policy, graphic health warnings, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation
Helpful Resources Related to Graphic Health Warn. Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
Warning labels, advertising, advertisements, packaging, packages, Canadian federal issues related to cessation, cessation-related policy, graphic health warnings, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation
FDA Cigarette Warnings Web Page  Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
FDA, Warnings, Regulation, Family Smoking Act, Federal, Advertising, Advertisements, cessation-related policy, graphic health warnings, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation
NAQC's full comments to the FDA on Tobacco Labels Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
FDA, warning labels, labels, packaging, advertising, advertisement, advocacy, cessation-related policy, graphic health warnings, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation
National tobacco control orgs comments to FDA Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
FDA, warning labels, labels, packaging, advertising, advertisement, advocacy, cessation-related policy, graphic health warnings, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation
Dr. Tracy Orleans' comments to the FDA  Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
cessation-related policy, graphic health warnings, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation
Dr. Shu-Hong Zhu's comments to the FDA  Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
cessation-related policy, graphic health warnings, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation
Dr. Michael Cummings’ comments to the FDA  Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
cessation-related policy, graphic health warnings, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation
Dr. Ron Borland’s Comments to FDA  Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
cessation-related policy, graphic health warnings, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation
Dr. James Thrasher’s comments to FDA  Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
cessation-related policy, graphic health warnings, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation
Dr. Dave Hammond’s comments to FDA  Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
cessation-related policy, graphic health warnings, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation
FDA Resources on legal, regulatory, policy issues  Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
FDA, tobacco products, cessation-related policy, graphic health warnings, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation
Conference Call - Stimulus Funding for U.S. QLs Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
stimulus, funding and sustainability, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation, quitline operations
Save Lives and Money, Help People on Medicaid Quit Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
Action to Quit, ALA, American lung, Partnership for Prevention, funding and sustainability, Medicaid, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation, tobacco treatment general, priority populations and cultural appropriateness
Medicaid and Quitlines: Toolbox Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
funding and sustainability, Medicaid, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation, priority populations and cultural appropriateness, promoting quitlines/creating demand
Building Public-Private Partnerships (Webpage) Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
partnership, cessation-related policy, cost, budget and investment, funding and sustainability, health systems change/integrating quitlines into health systems, Medicaid, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation, tobacco treatment general, public-private partnerships
ALA-Helping Smokers Quit: Tob.Ces. Report 2011 Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
ALA, American Lung Association, cessation-related policy, funding and sustainability, Medicaid, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation, tobacco treatment general, public-private partnerships
Coverage of Cessation Services for Medicare Benef. Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
Medicare, Advocacy, cessation-related policy, funding and sustainability, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation, tobacco treatment general
Final CMS Announcement on New Medicaid Tobacco Ces Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, Medicaid, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation, tobacco treatment general
The Role of Reimbursement and Third Party Fin. Sup Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
reimbursement, third party, parties, chronic disease and tobacco, funding and sustainability, Medicaid, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation, public-private partnerships
Cessation Services (NAQC Web page)  Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
Advocacy, reimbursement, Medicare, CMS, cessation-related policy, funding and sustainability, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation
The Colorado Tobacco Cessation and Sustain. CS Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
Colorado, funding and sustainability, Medicaid, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation, public-private partnerships
Efforts to Claim Federal Financial Participation  Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
FFP, federal financial participation, funding and sustainability, Medicaid, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation
Learning More About Medicaid Infrastructure, Lingo Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
funding and sustainability, Medicaid, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation
Learning More About Medicaid Reimbursement Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
reimbursement, funding and sustainability, Medicaid, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation
NAQC's Letter to CMS, July 2010  Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, funding and sustainability, Medicaid, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation
Letter Thanking CMS for Medicaid Quitline Changes Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, funding and sustainability, Medicaid, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation
Medicaid Reimb. for Quitlines – Letter to CMS Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/26/2012
reimbursement, CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, funding and sustainability, Medicaid, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation
NAQC Newsroom - Tobacco Control  Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/29/2012
cessation-related policy, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation, tobacco treatment general, news & media, public-private partnerships
Review of Patient Protect. and Affordable Care Act Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/29/2012
PPACA, ACA, Afforable Care Act, Trust for America's health, Medicaid, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation, tobacco treatment general
MMWR: State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco-Depend. Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/29/2012
MMWR, Medicaid coverage, Medicaid, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation, tobacco treatment general
Preparing for Graphic Health Warning Labels Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/29/2012
warning labels, Canadian federal issues related to cessation, evaluation, funding and sustainability, graphic health warnings, U.S. federal issues releated to cessation, promoting quitlines/creating demand, quitline operations, quitline services