Ready to Quit Smoking?

COLUMBIA, S.C., May 20 /PRNewswire/ — 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 calls 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 – coverage products throughout South Carolina. Carolina Care Plan serves as a partner to its clients, providing innovative, long term healthcare solutions through its products and services. For more information, please visit the company’s Web site at http://www.carolinacareplan.com/ .

Medical Mutual of Ohio

CONTACT: Ed Byers, Media Relations Manager of Medical Mutual of Ohio,+1-216-687-2685, ed.byers@mmoh.com

Web site: http://www.medmutual.com/http://www.carolinacareplan.com/