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Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States and causes serious health problems.1 Roughly 10 of smokers are living with a smokingrelated illness.2 Poor health, injuries, and deaths related to tobacco use have direct and indirect costs for employers. Fortunately, employers have the ability to offer tobacco cessation benefits and programs to reduce the costs of employee tobacco use. The terms costsaving, costeffective, highvalue and return on investment describe the economic costs and overall value of an intervention or healthcare benefit. Costsaving: An action is considered costsaving when the reduction in healthcare costs resulting from the intervention or program exceeds the money required to develop, implement, and maintain the respective intervention or program.3

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