Evidence Suggests That The ACA’s Tobacco Surcharges Reduced Insurance Take-Up And Did Not Increase Smoking Cessation
Friedman AS, Schpero WL, Busch SH. Evidence Suggests That The ACA’s Tobacco Surcharges Reduced Insurance Take-Up And Did Not Increase Smoking Cessation. Health Affairs 2016, 35: 1176-1183. PMID: 27385231, PMCID: PMC5589079, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcess health care costsSmoking cessationAffordable Care ActBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemTobacco surchargesNon-tobacco usersHealth care costsInsurance statusTobacco usersCare costsMarketplace coverageCessationCare ActSmokersSignificant differencesFirst yearPocket premiumsSurveillance systemFinancial protectionHealth insurance exchangesPotential effectsInsurance exchanges