|
COPYRIGHT 2002 NewsRX
2002 APR 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CHA Health has announced it will help pay for nicotine patches worn by its members wanting to quit smoking.
The health maintenance organization, based in Lexington, Kentucky, hopes the upfront costs from covering the patches will produce bigger long-term savings as cigarette use drops among its membership.
Philip Hanus, director of CHA Health's pharmacy department, said smoking-related illnesses "drive a lot of our medical expense."
The new benefit was...
Read the full article for free courtesy of your local library.
|
Bookmark this article
Print this article
Link to this article
Email this article
Digg It!
Add to del.icio.us
RSS
