New Health Affairs Article: Nearly Half Of Small Employers Using Tobacco Surcharges Do Not Provide T
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
On Monday, March 5, 2018, Health Affairs published a new article titled, Nearly Half of Small Employers Using Tobacco Surcharges Do Not Provide Tobacco Cessation Wellness Programs. This article examines the tobacco surcharge in the small-group marketplace. Overall, 47 percent of employers used tobacco surcharges but failed to offer tobacco cessation counseling. Wellness program prevalence was lower in states that allowed tobacco surcharges, and 10.8 percent of employers in these states were noncompliant with the ACA by charging tobacco users higher premiums without offering cessation programs. Efforts should be undertaken to improve the monitoring and enforcement of ACA tobacco rating rules.
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