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S 3206 110th Congress Senate

Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2008

Official title: A bill to amend titles V, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote cessation of tobacco use under the Medicare program, the Medicaid program, and t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend titles V, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote cessation of tobacco use under the Medicare program, the Medicaid program, and the maternal and child health services block grant program.

Introduced: June 26, 2008 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jun 26, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6291-6292)
Jun 26, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6290-6291)
Jun 26, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 26, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6291-6292)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2008- Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of: (1) counseling for cessation of tobacco use; and (2) tobacco cessation pharmacotherapy.

Provides for similar benefits under SSA titles V (Maternal and Child Health Services) and XIX (Medicaid).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6393 Related bill Quit Smoking for Life Act of 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3206: Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3206/
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