Despite Affordable Care Act, a Gaping Hole in Addiction Treatment

Despite Affordable Care Act, a gaping hole in addiction treatment
Under the decades-old federal restriction, drug treatment centers with more than 16 beds can't bill Medicaid for residential services provided to low-income adults. The measure was designed to prevent Medicaid funding from going to private mental …
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Despite Obamacare, a gaping hole in addiction treatment
Jessica Schabel, 19, is receiving treatment at the Impact Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center in Pasadena, Calif., for heroin and methamphetamine addiction. Her insurance benefits allowed for 30 days, but the facility paid for an additional 30 days, so …
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From cost and coverage to finding a free bed, heroin addicts face barriers to …
NEW YORK (AP) — As the ranks of heroin users rise, increasing numbers of addicts are looking for help but are failing to find it — because there are no beds in packed facilities, treatment is hugely expensive and insurance companies won't pay for …
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