Affordable Care Act and Tobacco Cessation Coverage

The ACA requires health insurance plans to cover evidence-based preventive services and to eliminate cost-sharing for preventive care.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of scientific experts, ranks preventive services based on the strength of the scientific evidence documenting their benefits.

Preventive services with a “grade” of A or B, which includes tobacco cessation, are covered under these rules.