It’s About Time & Getting Paid For It: Why Medicaid Reimbursement for SBI is Good Business

OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst

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I saw the recent announcement from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) that ten states have activated new Medicaid health codes for substance abuse screening and brief intervention (SBI) services, and I had one thought: It’s about time. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved SBI services for reimbursement in 2006, and the states are finally starting to catch on to the fact that SBI makes good medical and economic sense for . . .