New York Governor Cuomo directs insurers to cover vaping cessation costs

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The state is making another move to overcome its portion of the country’s e-cigarette use problems. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the N.Y. Department of Financial Services is directing insurance companies in the state to cover vaping cessation costs. The governor has ordered the department to direct insurers to pay related treatment expenses. As a result of this order, insurance companies will need to pay the costs of vaping cessation treatments without requiring policyholders to contribute via deductible, co-pay or co-insurance. Insurers will be required to offer the same…

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