A Longitudinal Study of Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Dependence Treatments in Massachusetts and Associated Decreases in Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular Disease

Thomas Land; Nancy A. Rigotti; Douglas E. Levy; Mark Paskowsky; Donna Warner; Jo-Ann Kwass; LeAnn Wetherell; Lois Keithly

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000375

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A Longitudinal Study of Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Dependence Treatments in Massachusetts and Associated Decreases in Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular Disease

Thomas Land ,

* E-mail: Thomas.Land@state.ma.us

Affiliation Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Nancy A. Rigotti,

Affiliations Tobacco Research and Treatment Center, General Medicine Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Douglas E. Levy,

Affiliations Tobacco Research and Treatment Center, General Medicine Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Mark Paskowsky,

Affiliation Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Donna Warner,

Affiliation Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Jo-Ann Kwass,

Affiliation Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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LeAnn Wetherell,

Affiliation Office of Medicaid Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Lois Keithly

Affiliation Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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A Longitudinal Study of Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Dependence Treatments in Massachusetts and Associated Decreases in Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular Disease

Thomas Land,
Nancy A. Rigotti,
Douglas E. Levy,
Mark Paskowsky,
Donna Warner,
Jo-Ann Kwass,
LeAnn Wetherell,
Lois Keithly

Published: December 7, 2010
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000375

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