Tobacco Quitline Services

As a result of statewide budget cuts in the last legislative session, fewer services are now available from the Washington State Tobacco Quitline. Benefits once available statewide, are now only available for certain groups and people.

Check with your employer to see if you have tobacco cessation coverage. At least 45 statewide employers still cover the cost of a tobacco cessation program for their employees and/or members.
Some people on Medicaid are also covered.
Uninsured: No services available.

Eligible residents should call the Tobacco Quitline at 1-800-QUIT-NOW. If you do not currently have cessation coverage, they will take your contact information. Then, if there is new funding, they can reach out to provide you with free coaching sessions and printed materials.

Please visit these pages for additional information:

Free, online cessation study: https://webquit.org/Home.aspx
Free resource for the uninsured: the EX Plan is a free quit smoking program that helps you re-learn your life without cigarettes: http://www.becomeanex.org/
Help in quitting: http://www.doh.wa.gov/Tobacco/quit/quit.htm
Helpful anti-tobacco links: http://www.doh.wa.gov/Tobacco/other/links.htm
Tobacco prevention in general: http://www.doh.wa.gov/Tobacco/default.htm
Youth tobacco prevention: http://www.doh.wa.gov/Tobacco/youth/youth.htm
Secondhand smoke: http://www.doh.wa.gov/Tobacco/secondhand/secondhand.htm
High-risk groups: http://www.doh.wa.gov/Tobacco/disparities/disparity.htm

Coverage from July 1, 2011–March 30, 2012 (Subject to change)
Age	Eligible Population	Quit Line Program	Limitations
Adults	Residents with WA State Medicaid Note: Coverage may vary based on the participant’s Medicaid Managed Care plan. Most Medicaid Managed Care plans require enrollment in phone coaching to access medications.	Multiple-Call Program Details: 1 participant-initiated call, 4 Quit Line-initiated calls Stage appropriate “self-help” materials 12 weeks of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) OR 12 weeks of buproprion or varenicline (with a prescription and if indicated/appropriate).	Enrollment varies based on Medicaid Managed Care plans. Age 18 and over Prepared to quit within 30 days OR already quit
Adults	Specific Populations Uninsured Indian Health Services Referred by Veteran’s Administration Pregnant Women	Currently No Program Available Details: Provide the Quit Line website (http://www.quitline.com/) to help your patients access quitting support materials and resources.

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Last Update : 08/11/2011 10:18 AM
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Tobacco Quitline Services

Residents with WA State Medicaid

Multiple-Call Program

Specific Populations

Currently No Program Available