Table 1 Characteristics of Tobacco Users Receiving Cessation Treatment in Kentucky Medicaid, pre- and post-Medicaid Expansion

Tobacco User Characteristic

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

p-value

 Female

376,840 (69.61%)

511,616 (59.20%)

641,257 (58.82%)

< 0.001*

 Male

164,509 (30.39%)

352,567 (40.80%)

449,017 (41.18%)

 Appalachian County

257,817 (47.62%)

340,210 (39.37%)

397,022 (36.41%)

< 0.001*

 Non-Appalachian County

283,532 (52.38%)

523,973 (60.63%)

693,252 (63.59%)

Total Tobacco Users

541,349

864,183

1,090,274

Total Enrollees (% Tobacco Users)

1,038,766 (52.11%)

1,540,648 (56.09%)

1,704,472 (63.97%)

Received Any Tobacco Cessation

n (% Tobacco Users)

n (% Tobacco Users)

n (% Tobacco Users)

p-value

 Female

17,238 (3.18%)

16,331 (1.89%)

20,995 (1.93%)

< 0.001*

 Male

8481 (1.57%)

10,206 (1.18%)

13,331 (1.22%)

 Appalachian County

14,725 (2.72%)

13,728 (1.59%)

16,359 (1.50%)

< 0.001*

 Non-Appalachian County

10,994 (2.03%)

12,809 (1.48%)

17,967 (1.65%)

 Counseling Services

11,138 (2.06%)

13,829 (1.60%)

17,403 (1.60%)

< 0.001*

 Nicotine Replacement Products or Varenicline

14,581 (2.69%)

12,708 (1.47%)

16,923 (1.55%)

< 0.001*

Total Receiving Any Tobacco Cessation Treatment (% Tobacco Users)

25,719 (4.75%)

26,537 (3.07%)

34,326 (3.15%)

% Enrollees Receiving Any Tobacco Cessation Treatment

2.48%

1.72%

2.01%