Phil Scott: “I have sent a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human…”

“It is in this collaborative spirit that I offer four areas where together we can improve our response. First, Medicare needs to treat this as the chronic condition that it is. I have sent a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services asking that CMS work with Vermont and engage Medicare in Vermont's hub and spoke system. Working with our federal partners, we hope to develop a path to make this a reality. Second, we need to make sure that SBIRT is fully supported within the billing system so Vermont can sustain and expand this important work.” (06:57–07:07)

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