Affordable Care Act Could Remove Drug Rehab Cost Barriers

Published September 12, 2013

Affordable Care Act Could Remove Drug Rehab Cost Barriers
The National Institute on Drug Abuse says of the 24 million Americans needing treatment for substance addiction, only 2.6 million are getting it. But with the Affordable Care Act, it's estimated that 40 million more Americans would be able to afford … Read more on CBS Local

KLEAN Treatment Center Advises Proper Action Can Stop Drug Addiction
PHILADELPHIA, PA, August 28, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ — KLEAN Treatment Center, which specializes in individualized drug and alcohol addiction treatment strategies, knows that drug addiction can take hold very quickly. A person who may believe they … Read more on EIN News (press release)

PA Psychiatrist Arrested for Over-prescribing, Trading Opioid-addiction …
HARRISBURG – Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane today announced that agents from the Office of Attorney General have arrested the largest purchaser and distributor of Subutex in the United States, following a grand jury investigation into his … Read more on Gant Daily

ACA turns drug, alcohol addiction into chronic disease
Rarely treated as a purely medical condition today, substance abuse will now fall under the category of “chronic diseases”, says the California Health Report, meaning insurance companies will be required to provide coverage for treatment – and … Read more on EHRIntelligence.com