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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 31 > Health care change to help screen for substance abuse

Health care change to help screen for substance abuse

New rule will hopefully enable more people to get treatment, experts say

By Betsy Q. Cliff / The Bulletin
July 31, 2008

A state rule change makes it easier for health care providers to screen for substance abuse in Medicaid patients, and experts hope it will help get more people into treatment.

The rule change, which applies to the codes used by health care providers to bill insurers, allows physicians to bill....

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