Program information

Welcome to the Priority Health Tobacco Cessation Program

The Priority Health HealthyEncounters^SM - Tobacco Cessation Program is free to all eligible members. When you sign up, we will send you educational materials, make referrals and offer support to help you quit for good.

Want to participate?

If you are interested in enrolling in this HealthyEncounters program, fill out our secure online form. Let us know the best time to call you if we have questions.

Talk with a nurse case manager

If you need extra help - perhaps because you are dealing with additional health risks - a case manager will:

• Send you educational materials
• Work with your doctor if necessary
• Answer questions and offer support
  Contact a nurse now.

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What you can learn online at this website

Covered drugs to help you quit

If you have prescription drug coverage, Priority Health covers the prescription drug Chantix and generic nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) for up to 12 weeks to help you stop smoking. Generic NRTs include patches, inhalers and nasal sprays. After three months, you'll need an authorization from Priority Health to continue with these products.

• Compare nicotine replacement products (74KB PDF)

Community resources

Get more information about tobacco cessation resources in your community and on the Web.

• Visit our Quitting Resources pages
• Free information and educational materials are available from the Michigan Tobacco Quitline, 800 480-QUIT (800 480-7848). You can request specialized information for pregnant, teen and Spanish-speaking patients when you call.
  

More help when you log in to your account online

As a Priority Health member, you have access to more information online when you're logged in to your personal account. In addition to your claims history and benefits, you can use:

• The WebMD Lifestyle Improvement Program: Smoking Cessation. This online program gives you the information and encouragement you'll need, step by step, to be able to quit.
  Go to the Lifestyle Improvement Program: Smoking Cessation tool now. (You'll be asked to log in.)
  
• The WebMD HealthQuotient® health risk appraisal, an online questionnaire you fill out to get a free, private report of your health risks and what you can do to change them.
  TakeHealthQuotient  now. (You'll be asked to log in.)
• Your Personal Health Record, which lists checkups and screenings you might need.

Log into your personal Priority Health account now.

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