It is in our best interests if you die as quickly as you can...

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I have to wonder about insurance providers for low-income people/families. My income is low enough that I used to have a state-issued medical card to pay for most of my health care needs, but this year Illinois stopped doing it and instead is offering healthcare (still at reduced to no cost) for low income families through a few different healthcare providers. Mine is Molina Healthcare. Whom I am currently embroiled in an argument with. My Dr tried to prescribe Chantix for me to help me stop smoking. Molina refused to pay for it...they said I need to try using the nicotine patch, nicotine gum, or the drug Zyban. Okay. I've tried to stop smoking a few times using nicotine patches...they don't work. Gum is not an option, since I don't have any teeth to chew it with. And I found out yesterday my Dr. will not prescribe Zyban because of diabetes, high blood pressure, and a previous addiction to drugs. Which leaves me at smoking. The letter I got from Molina says "Your Doctor may call (telephone number) to talk to a pharmacist about this decision (Chantix)". The Dr. indicated that she had already tried to prescribe it and I was denied. She has ALSO received a copy of the letter I did stating she can call them to talk about their decision...but she doesn't seem to want to. I pressed the point to her...in a firm manner...that she is obligated to call them if she will not prescribe the medication that they said they would pay for, why she won't prescribe it, and to try to get them to change their mind about the prescription for Chantix. Her response to me left me with no doubt that she won't call. So basically, I am getting "You need to stop smoking (even the letter states that Molina recognizes I do indeed have a smoking problem) but tough luck getting help from us". Maybe they figure if I die from smoking, they won't have to pay any medical benefits anymore, since they don't make money from me doing it. Welcome to Healthcare in America.