HR 4775
118th Congress
House
Health
Child health
Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Poverty and welfare assistance
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations
Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act
Introduced: July 20, 2023
Introduced by:
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Democratic
· Delaware
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 20, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 20, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act
This bill provides for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage of certain tobacco cessation services.
Specifically, the bill provides for coverage, without cost-sharing, of diagnostic, therapy, and counseling services and pharmacotherapy, including prescription and nonprescription tobacco cessation agents, that are provided under medical supervision and in accordance with specified guidelines. It also applies a 90% Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for such items and services for five years.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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