Will Medicare Pay For Smoking Cessation? 
Medicare will not pay for smoking cessation products such as nicotine substitutes -LRB- Nicorette gum , nicotine patch , etc -RRB- , and Medicare will not pay for pills that reduce the craving to smoke . But Medicare will pay for up to 8 face-to-face smoking cessation counseling sessions with a qualified Medicare doctor during a 12 month period . 