Addiction Service Providers See New Law as 'Mixed Bag'

Published April 17, 2013

Addiction service providers see new law as 'mixed bag'

Filed under: drug addiction help substance abuse

“This is one of those critical issues that providers struggle with,” said Eric Foster, chief operating officer of the Springfield-based Illinois Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Association. “For the providers, it is a mixed … About 80 percent of the 1 …
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Millions Eligible For Addiction Treatment As Medicaid Expands; Some Worry …

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When Medicaid expansion takes effect in January under the Affordable Health Care Expansion Act of 2011, millions of drug addicts and alcoholics will become suddenly eligible for coverage. … As the federal government presses more states to help expand …
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Michigan addicts newly eligible for treatment – NECN.com

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The new health insurance law provides subsidies to help low-income families pay for private coverage. It also specifies addiction treatment as one of the "essential health benefits" for most commercial plans, … Randy O'Brien, the director of the …
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