Posts Tagged ‘affordable care act’
Program helps inmates overcome addiction, criminal behavior
… AMedium Text; ALarge Text. Jail inmates graduate from program to combat addiction, criminal behavior. Ten inmates of the Kennebec County Jail Wednesday graduated from a program that tries to stop the cycle of substance abuse and criminal behavior.
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Wash. Addiction-Recovery Centers Losing Funding Under Obamacare
The Affordable Care Act may soon force Washington State alcohol and drug treatment centers to close, according to the head of a Seatte recovery center. Under Obamacare, addiction centers will no longer receive funding from the state to make up …
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Drug laws may be debated in Commons as petition passes 100000 threshold
The campaign saw a surge in support after comedian and former drug addict Russell Brand joined up with online campaign group Avaaz to encourage its 1.1 million members to sign up. Mr Brand said: "Almost 2,000 young people die in the UK each year from …
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Medicaid expansion is expected to strain mental health services
WASHINGTON — As millions of Americans gain health coverage through the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, experts say their higher rates of mental health and substance abuse disorders will be difficult to treat due to a lack of counselors and …
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Mental Health Debate Spills Over To State Bar Application
Opponents of the questions have expressed concern that law students are avoiding treatment for subtance abuse and depression for fear they will not be approved for admission to the bar. In late December, former Connecticut Supreme Court Justice David …
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Price of Addiction: Philip Seymour Hoffman and an irrational disease (guest …
This despite the fact that the most efficient health care dollar spent is that for the treatment of addictive disease. There is a direct savings of $ 12 of future health care related cost and $ 8 of criminal justice related cost for every $ 1 spent on the …
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Maryland Addiction Recovery Center Makes Addiction Treatment More …
Maryland Addiction Recovery Center, the new substance abuse treatment center in Towson, MD that is bringing the latest in comprehensive addiction treatment solutions to the Baltimore area, is proud to announce it's latest initiative: the "Alumni …
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Affordable Care Act expands coverage for addiction treatment
SO: Before the Affordable Care Act took effect, about a third of those who bought a health plan in the individual market had no coverage for addiction treatment, according to Health & Human Services. Then, even when a plan did provide the coverage, it …
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Give Those With Mental Health Issues and Addiction Problems a Break; Elect …
Another worthwhile read on the subject is the Huff Post 7/2/12 Deni Carise blog on the addiction and recovery portion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The authors of this plan possess a deep understanding of the drug and mental …
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Capital Health Care: Issa threatens waiver; AG announces arrests
GOOD CHOICE –- Community Health Network is hosting an event at 10 a.m. today in Jamaica, which is meant to help the community better understand the Affordable Care Act ahead of the March 31 enrollment deadline. Catherine Abate, President & CEO, told …
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State Stumbles Out of Gate with Mental Health Crisis Centers
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announces new funding and programs to address mental health treatment issues in Colorado on Dec. 18, 2012. It wasn't in the league of the disastrous unveiling of the federal Affordable Care Act, but Colorado recently got …
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Mental health advocates: Shortage of beds could mean more violence
The incident renewed public attention on a chronic shortage of beds for the mentally ill — an alarming national trend that mental-health advocates say is responsible for a long list of violent acts. Research from the nonprofit Treatment Advocacy …
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War on drugs shifts: Health care law expands coverage for substance abuse …
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also announced last week that it plans to direct $ 50 million to help regional community health centers establish or expand behavioral health services for mental illness and substance-abuse treatment.
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Adult Probation Dept. has new programs
Showalter said new language would also be included in judgment entries for eligible defendants and would read: “The defendant is ordered to participate in and successfully complete all treatment and rehabilitation programs as directed by his probation …
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Mich. mental health services gear up for expansion
Changes in mental health coverage set to start in January under the federal Affordable Care Act will give millions of Americans greater access to mental health and substance abuse treatment — many for the first time. … Under the parity law, if a …
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