U.S. INSURERS MANDATED to COVER MENTAL ILLNESS
U.S. INSURERS MANDATED TO COVER MENTAL ILLNESS
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday issued final rules requiring insurers to cover mental health and substance abuse treatments in the same way that medical and surgical benefits are covered. The rules require that health plan co-payments …
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Lad Lake Hires Dan Magnuson as New CEO to Take Helm in January When …
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Work Needed to Close Gaps in Coverage for Mental Health, Substance Abuse …
Work needed to close gaps in coverage for mental health, substance abuse …
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“The final rule provides a crucial step forward to ensure that patients receive the benefits they deserve and are entitled to under the law,” said Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, president of the American Psychiatric Association. … Jamison Monroe, CEO of …
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Insurance Must Cover Mental Health, Substance Abuse Just Like Physical …
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Looking for Support Group for Help? There Are Plenty in the Local Region
Looking for support group for help? There are plenty in the local region
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CADUCEUS: Abingdon, Va., Fridays, 7:30 p.m.; Addiction Recovery Resources for Professionals; Dr. Lewis Weber & Associates, 540-815-4214 for directions. CANCER: For anyone whose life has been touched by cancer. Free, family, friends welcome; …
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Electronic health records will make it easier to save a life
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Drug Wars and Deficits
Drug Wars and Deficits
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The United States has a prison population of 2.2 million people, more than any other nation in the world — or one in four of the world's prison population. Incarcerations aren't solving our problems, and they're costing taxpayers. In 2011 alone …
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LA County has lost track of thousands of probationers
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Texas Pro-Life Law Takes Effect After Some Portions Struck Down
Texas Pro-Life Law Takes Effect After Some Portions Struck Down
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Judge Yeakel, a George W. Bush appointee, also issued a limited injunction against a provision of the law requiring that all abortions take place in surgical centers, a provision which would have ended the practice of giving women abortion drugs to …
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LA County Audit Finds Failures in Oversight of Drug Rehab Clinics
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Experts: Compulsive Gambling Could Increase With Online Betting
Experts: Compulsive gambling could increase with online betting
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Jody Bechtold, a nationally recognized expert on gambling and substance abuse, believes more national attention will be focused on prevention and treatment programs now that compulsive gambling is considered an addiction. "The whole nation will have to …
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Open for Business: Live Sober Now Brings Drug & Alcohol Treatment Placement …
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