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Category Archives: States, Policies & Payers

Examining the Use of Braided Funding for Substance Use Disorder Services

Summary: This resource is for states that are interested in the benefits of braided funding for the provision of substance use disorder (SUD) services (including tobacco treatment services). Braided funding models are those that use one or more sources of funding in a coordinated fashion to support a single individual or program. The different sources […]

CMS Bulletin: Strategies to Improve Delivery of Tobacco Cessation Services

Summary: This informational bulletin highlights strategies that states have used to improve the delivery of tobacco cessation services to help more Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries quit smoking. It includes: A summary of the burden of smoking and smoking-related diseases in the Medicaid and CHIP population. An outline of the benefits of helping […]

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