Healthcare Reform Brings Expansion to Drug & Alcohol Treatment Industry
Healthcare Reform Brings Expansion to Drug & Alcohol Treatment Industry
January 1 marked the beginning of an expansion of healthcare coverage for drug and alcohol addiction treatment under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This expansion is leading to a growth in the rehabilitation facilities market but what that …
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Despite Obamacare, a gaping hole in addiction treatment
The Affordable Care Act, which promises sweeping changes to help millions of people with drug or alcohol addiction, requires that treatment be offered to those who are newly insured through the insurance exchanges or Medicaid, the government …
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Hand-Held Treatment for Overdoses Is Approved
Federal health regulators approved a drug overdose treatment device on Thursday that experts say will provide a powerful lifesaving tool in the midst of a surging epidemic of prescription drug abuse. Similar to an EpiPen used to stop allergic …
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US heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
Heroin addicts are a small slice of overall drug users, but their numbers nearly doubled from 2007 to 2012, to 669,000. The number treated for heroin also increased, from 277,000 to 450,000. At issue is whether these addicts are getting the treatment they …
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