Addicted to Profits: Insurance Companies Adjust Coverage of Methadone Clinics

Addicted to Profits: Insurance companies adjust coverage of methadone clinics
With lives at stake, methadone clinics play an integral role in treating opiate addicts. However, the actions of city and state government, insurance companies and private equity firms may impose financial difficulties on patients seeking opiate addiction treatment. Last month, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick declared opiate abuse a public health emergency in Massachusetts, citing potent […]
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Ke Ala Pono-Hilo appoints director
Ke Ala Pono-Hilo, a private intensive outpatient addiction treatment facility serving Hilo since 2000, has appointed Dayna Gaitan as its interim clinical director. Gaitan has worked in the substance abuse treatment field for seven years, working her way through the ranks as an effective certified substance abuse counselor to her current role as interim clinical director. She will complete her …
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