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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Press Release - FEDERAL HEALTH INSURERS ADD NEW SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES


- 5.6 MILLION FEDERAL WORKERS TO BENEFIT FROM EXPANDED SCREENING AND BRIEF INTERVENTION COVERAGE -

(Washington, D.C.)—Today, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) announced that approximately 5.6 million Federal workers with Federal health insurance will now be covered for a substance abuse prevention and treatment procedure called Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI). The new coverage will reimburse doctors who screen their patients for a full spectrum of substance use behaviors, including for alcohol, illicit drugs, and prescription drug abuse/addiction, and provide appropriate intervention.
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