Tobacco Treatment Delivery in Healthcare Clinics Serving Medicaid Members

Tobacco use prevalence among Medicaid recipients remains stubbornly and disproportionately high in the United States. This prevalence persists despite improvements in Medicaid coverage for tobacco dependence treatment. Many issues have been identified as contributing to this disparity, some of which involve health systems factors. The purpose of this study was to explore the delivery of evidence-based tobacco treatment services and provider training from the perspective of healthcare practices serving Medicaid members.