Arizona

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Medicaid Coverage

AHCCSC (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System) covers:

  • NRT Gum
  • NRT Patch
  • NRT Nasal Spray
  • NRT Inhaler
  • NRT Lozenge
  • Varenicline (Chantix)
  • Bupropion (Zyban)
  • Group Counseling
  • Individual Counseling

Patients must be at least 18-years-old to receive medications. Medications are prescribed four weeks at a time, with one course of treatment not exceeding 12 weeks. Patients are eligible for this treatment once every 6 months. This coverage was added in 2008.

For more information, please call the AHCCSC office at 602-417-4000 or visit their website at http://www.ahcccs.state.az.us/site/

State Employee Health Plan Coverage

Arizona Benefit Options, through the Walgreens Health Initiative, covers:

  • NRT Gum
  • NRT Patch
  • NRT Nasal Spray
  • NRT Inhaler
  • NRT Lozenge
  • Varenicline (Chantix)
  • Bupropion (Zyban)
  • Group Counseling
  • Individual Counseling
  • Phone Counseling

Medications are provided at no cost to the member, up to a $500 lifetime maximum. Phone counseling and coordinated care is provided through the Healthful Living Tobacco Free Program. Enrollment for this program is open January through March. This counseling is not required to receive medications.

To enroll in the Healthful Living Tobacco Free Program, please visit http://www.benefitoptions.az.gov/wellness/tabaccofree.asp. For more information, please call the Benefit Services Division at 602-542-5008, or visit their website at http://www.benefitoptions.az.gov/

Private Insurance Coverage

This state does not require private health insurance plans to cover cessation treatments. Cessation coverage in private health insurance plans varies by employer and/or plan. Smokers with this type of health insurance should contact their insurance plan for information on cessation benefits.

This state does not mandate cessation coverage for private insurance plans.

Quitline

The Arizona Smokers' Helpline is open 9AM to 8PM (M-TH), 9AM-6PM (F), 10AM-4PM(S). You can reach the Arizona Smokers' Helping by calling 1-800-556-6222.

American Lung Association Resources

The American Lung Association's Freedom From Smoking® program is available in limited locations throughout the state of Arizona. Not On Tobacco will be offered in select locations beginning in Spring 2009. Additional resources include Freedom From Smoking® Online, a program available 24/7 at http://www.ffsonline.org and the American Lung Association's Lung HelpLine (800-LUNG-USA). For more information about program locations and schedules, call 602-258-7505 or 520-323-1812, or visit us online at http://www.lungarizona.org