SMOKE-FREE POLICY FOR PATIENTS

VHA DIRECTIVE 1085 SMOKE-FREE POLICY FOR PATIENTS, VISITORS, CONTRACTORS, VENDORS, & VOLUNTEERS. What are the costs and benefits associated with the VHA DIRECTIVE 1085 SMOKE-FREE POLICY FOR PATIENTS policy, from a budgetary perspective?e.g., for public (federal, state, local) and private entities to enact, implement, and enforce the policy?

Economic

• How do costs compare to benefits (e.g., cost-savings, costs averted, return on investments, cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit

analysis, etc.)?

• How are costs and benefits distributed (e.g., for individuals, businesses, government)?

• What is the timeline for costs and benefits?

• Where are there gaps in the data/evidence-base?