Managed Care Scores Poorly on Smoking Cessation. From: Family Practice News | Date: August 15, 1999| Author: BRUNK, DOUG | COPYRIGHT 1999 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Even though Dr. Sanne Magnan works for an HMO that makes smoking cessation efforts a priority, convincing patients to kick their habit isn't getting easier.

She remembers talking to a medical resident recently who was ruffled by the indifference patients showed to his advice to quit smoking. "This doesn't work," he told her in frustration.

Dr. Magnan, an internist, countered that notion, pointing out the long-term benefits of asking patients about tobacco use ...

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