Paramount’s Tobacco Cessation Program

Three ways we can help you QUIT NOW!

Photo of hand crushing pack of cigarettes

Cover medications to help you quit.
Cessation drugs will be covered in the drug benefit at generic and preferred brand copays only. If a product line or your employer does not offer a drug benefit, then there is no prescription coverage under Paramount’s program. You will be directed to our prescription provider or another local source for assistance with Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) or other cessation products. Products specifically formulated for tobacco such as nicotine replacement roducts that are covered include:
Gum
Inhaler
Nasal spray
Patch
Lozenge
Chantix (Varenicline)
Additional drug therapies such as antidepressants are covered subject to generic and step therapy rules. Quantity limits may apply:
Bupropion
Clonidine
Nortriptyline
Local hospital programs to help you quit.
Cessation programs offered at in-plan hospitals’ ancillary providers will be covered in full as a preventive service. If there are no programs offered through local in-plan hospitals or ancillary providers, authorization will be needed for any other provider to be covered under this benefit. Out of network providers will be covered only if there is an out of network benefit on the product and only at the base or standard level of benefits for the product or benefit package.
NOTE: If necessary, programs may be repeated. Paramount’s Cessation Program no longer requires a certificate of a cessation class completion to pay claims for the cessation program or cessation products.
NRT and counseling to help you quit.
All Paramount members can receive FREE Nicotine Replacement Therapy and counseling. Ohio members can call the Ohio QUIT NOW program at 1-800-QUIT-NOW and Michigan members can call the Paramount Tobacco Quit Line at 1-800-884-7118. Please have your Paramount member identification number ready.

For more information on Tobacco Cessation, go to www.paramounthealthcare.com/quitsmoking.


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