Some tobacco cessation products (e.g., Chantix, nicotine patches and nicotine gum) are covered by Medicaid. 

Medicaid pays for any FDA approved tobacco cessation medication for two

90-day sessions each year. 

In order to obtain this benefit you must:

1. Enroll in a tobacco cessation behavioral modification program.  You can find programs in through telephone listings or you can call the Colorado Quit Line at 1-800-784-8669.  
2. Obtain a letter of enrollment from the tobacco cessation program and give it to your doctor.
3. Ask your doctor to request a prior authorization at 1-800-365-4944 and fax the letter from your tobacco cessation program.
4. Fill your prescription for any tobacco cessation product your doctor prescribed, once the prior authorization is approved.

For more information click here for the Tobacco Cessation Fact Sheet