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Federal Policy Guidance Document released by CMS on July 11, 2014

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an informational bulletin with respect to services available under the Medicaid program to individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD).

You will find the reference on page 2 of this Federal Policy Guidance Document to be of interest, “Medication Assisted Treatment is the use of FDA approved medications in combination with evidence based behavioral therapies to provide a whole patient approach to treating SUDs.”

The Informational Bulletin can be accessed on Medicaid.gov HERE.