Medicare Change May Encourage Clinicians to Help Patients Quit Smoking (STAT News)
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
A proposed Medicare change aims to incentivize clinicians to provide more support to patients trying to quit smoking. Clinicians who offer counseling on quitting cigarettes or other tobacco products during patient visits would receive a 19% reimbursement increase. The same adjustment would also apply to assessments of, and interventions for, alcohol and substance misuse during doctors’ visits.
Learn more about the proposed Medicare change.
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