December 22, 2010 -Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal noted this week that a new study—the first of its kind measuring effectiveness of a government-funded smoking cessation for low-income smokers—revealed significant health and cost-saving benefits. This program model is one that Blumenthal had recommended be adopted in Connecticut.

The study analyzed the effectiveness of government-funded smoking cessation services in Massachusetts by analyzing claims data for Medicaid beneficiaries. The initiative yielded unprecedented quit rates, reduced heart attacks by about half, and resulted in significant cost savings. Other states like Connecticut are looking to adopt the program model to help decrease the smoking prevalence among low income smokers.

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