S. 2064 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jun 12, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryMedicaid and CHIP cover tobacco cessation services
This bill would require Medicaid and CHIP (the health insurance programs for low-income people and children) to cover tobacco cessation services at no cost to users. The services include counseling, therapy, and medications to help people quit tobacco—both prescription and over-the-counter options—as long as a doctor supervises them. The federal government would pay 90% of the costs for these services for five years.
How it affects you
If you're enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP and want to quit tobacco, you'd have access to cessation services and medications without paying out of pocket. This directly helps low-income individuals and families who use tobacco products and want to quit.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jun 12, 2025)
Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act
This bill provides for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage of certain tobacco cessation services.
Specifically, the bill provides for coverage, without cost-sharing, of diagnostic, therapy, and counseling services and pharmacotherapy, including prescription and nonprescription tobacco cessation agents, that are provided under medical supervision and in accordance with specified guidelines. It also applies a 90% Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for such items and services for five years.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 2064
A BILL
Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act
Sponsor: Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) · Introduced Jun 12, 2025 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 12, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.”