New Hampshire Medicaid Wellness Incentive Program

In the New Hampshire Medicaid Wellness Incentive Program, multiple program options will fall
into two categories: (1) Supported Fitness and Weight Management and (2) Supported Smoking
Cessation. Eligible participants are able to participate in 1 or both of the programs. The
program options for Supported Fitness and Weight Management are: 1. Fitness Club Membership
for 12 months, 2. Fitness Club Membership plus weekly meetings with a Health Mentor for 12
months (In SHAPE), 3. Weight Watchers Membership for 12 months, 4. In SHAPE plus Weight
Watchers for 12 months. The options for Supported Smoking Cessation are: 1. Prescriber
meeting to discuss smoking cessation treatment options, 2. Prescriber meeting plus NH State
Tobacco Helpline, 3. Prescriber meeting plus Telephone-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for
Smoking Cessation. Vouchers for memberships to community fitness centers and formal weight
loss programs will be provided, as well as incentives for participation and positive
outcomes. An equipoise stratified randomization design will be used to preserve the research
benefits of randomization while maintaining the highly valued opportunity for consumer
choice. Research assessments will be conducted at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and
12 months.

Inclusion Criteria for smoking intervention and weight management intervention:

- Participants must be Medicaid recipients receiving mental health treatment at one of
the participating study sites in New Hampshire.

- 18 years or older

Additional Inclusion Criteria for smoking intervention only:

*Smoking 5 or more cigarettes a day or a carbon monoxide level of 5 or higher at screening.

Additional Inclusion Criteria for weight management only:

*Body Mass Index of 30 or higher or 25 or higher and sedentary lifestyle.

Exclusion Criteria for both interventions:

- Diagnosis of dementia or terminal illness (expected to result in death in 1 year or
less)

- Nursing home

- Inability to speak or understand English

Additional exclusion Criteria for weight management only:

- Previous participation in the In SHAPE program

- Active eating disorder diagnosis

- Pregnancy

Additional exclusion Criteria for smoking intervention only:

*Active alcohol or drug dependence with use in the past 30 days