affordable care act

Inside a New York Drug Clinic, Allegations of Kickbacks and Shoddy Care

Inside a New York Drug Clinic, Allegations of Kickbacks and Shoddy Care
Filed under: drug alcohol rehab center

The money pays for an estimated 1.5 million admissions a year, nearly three-fourths of them to outpatient programs like NYSN's, according to a study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance… Continue reading

AP-Health Overhaul-Addiction Treatment-Glance – WJAC Johnstown

AP-Health Overhaul-Addiction Treatment-Glance – WJAC Johnstown
Filed under: Addiction Treatment

AP-Health Overhaul-Addiction Treatment-Glance
WJAC Johnstown
A look at US addiction treatment system Eds: This sidebar originally moved April 16. It is being retransmitted as part of AP's package tied to the Oct. 1 open enrollment date of the… Continue reading

Number of People Seeking Addiction Treatment Could Double Under New Health Law

Number of People Seeking Addiction Treatment Could Double Under New Health Law
Filed under: Addiction Treatment

The number of people seeking addiction treatment could double under the Affordable Care Act, the Associated Press reports. Under the new law, four million people with drug and alcohol problems will become eligible for… Continue reading

Addiction Treatment: Health Law Could Overwhelm Addiction Services – WNCN

Health law could overwhelm addiction services – WNCN
Filed under: Addiction Treatment

Health law could overwhelm addiction services
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Only 1 cent of every health care dollar in the United States goes toward addiction, and few alcoholics and drug addicts receive treatment. One huge barrier, according to many… Continue reading

More Americans May Be Able to Afford Drug Addiction Treatment Under ACA – STLtoday.com

More Americans may be able to afford drug addiction treatment under ACA – STLtoday.com
Filed under: Addiction Treatment

More Americans may be able to afford drug addiction treatment under ACA
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Out of 24 million Americans who need treatment for substance addiction, only 2.6 million receive it, according to… Continue reading

State-Level Assault on Abortion Rights Continues in First Half of 2013

State-Level Assault on Abortion Rights Continues in First Half of 2013
Filed under: affordable drug treatment centers

However, this year is notable also for positive action on other reproductive health issues in a handful of states, with important new provisions enacted to expand access to comprehensive sex education, expedited partner… Continue reading