READY TO QUIT SMOKING?

Carolina Care Plan helps members kick the habit - free of charge

Columbia, South Carolina -- Carolina Care Plan members are being offered free telephone counseling and nicotine replacement therapy patches to help them quit using tobacco.

Members have access to the SuperWell Quitline, Carolina Care Plan's tobacco-cessation program.

To enroll, Carolina Care Plan members can call toll-free (866) 845-7702. When they enroll in the program members will receive:

• Support and advice with up to five coaching sessions with trained health coaches, as well as unlimited inbound call to the QuitLine during regular hours. QuitLine hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• A four-week supply of nicotine replacement therapy (nicotine patches) at no cost. If a member continues with health coaching, he or she will receive a second four-week supply, if needed. Members must be medically eligible to receive nicotine patches.
• A personalized quit plan with educational, self-help materials.
• The latest information about medications to help them quit.

About Carolina Care Plan: Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, Carolina Care Plan is a wholly owned subsidiary of Medical Mutual of Ohio, one of the nation’s oldest health insurance companies. Carolina Care Plan offers quality, accessible, affordable and user-friendly health insurance products throughout South Carolina. For more information, please visit the company’s Web site at www.CarolinaCarePlan.com.