New Partnership for Prevention Case Study: Colorado’s Tobacco Cessation Leadership
Monday, May 9, 2011
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Partnership for Prevention published a state case
study describing Colorado’s journey toward comprehensive tobacco cessation
coverage. Entitled "A Collaborative Approach
to Meeting the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations on Tobacco
Cessation Screening and Intervention,” it outlines how the
Colorado Tobacco Cessation and Sustainability Partnership worked closely with
public and private health plans to provide coverage for tobacco treatment. As a
result, the majority of Colorado smokers have access to free or low-cost
evidence-based cessation services and support for the state’s QuitLine has been
enhanced. Advances were made in spite of decreased state tobacco control program
funding.
Leaders in many states have begun to work with health plans to
discuss the provision of preventive services. As the implementation of federal
health reform moves forward it is Partnership’s hope that states can benefit
from Colorado’s pioneering work in advancing tobacco cessation treatment. As
states and territories progress toward a more integrated approach to preventive
health, the Colorado Tobacco Cessation and Sustainability Partnership model for
engaging health plans to implement USPSTF recommendations for cessation coverage
can be applied to other preventive health
services.
Source: David A.
Zauche, Senior Program Officer, Partnership
for Prevention
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