News Report | March 10, 2019
Tobacco Quit Line 7.9% More Effective When Medicaid Participants Received Financial Incentives
A tobacco quit line program for low-income individuals was 7.9% more effective among Medicaid participants who received financial incentives for engaging with tobacco treatment. Paying financial incentives to low-income individuals participating in a smoking cessation program resulted in higher participation in quit line calls, and a higher likelihood of abstinence at a six-month follow-up. About 21.6% of those who received financial incentives were abstinent at the six-month follow-up, compared to 13.8% of those who did not receive incentives.
These findings were reported in "Paying Low-Income Smokers to Quit? The Cost . . .