Despite Obamacare, a Gaping Hole in Addiction Treatment – USA TODAY

Despite Obamacare, a gaping hole in addiction treatment – USA TODAY

Despite Obamacare, a gaping hole in addiction treatment
USA TODAY
The Affordable Care Act, which promises sweeping changes to help millions of people with drug or alcohol addiction, requires that treatment be offered to those who are newly insured through the insurance exchanges or Medicaid, the government health

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Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment – The Journal News / Lohud.com

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
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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 inpatient rehab.

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How to Fix Rehab: Expert Who Lost Son to Addiction Has a Plan – NBCNews.com

How to Fix Rehab: Expert Who Lost Son to Addiction Has a Plan
NBCNews.com
He agreed because he felt it was a chance to help keep someone else from losing a child to addiction, and he was right. In the second half of 2009 and early 2010, McLellan helped lobby substance abuse treatment into the Affordable Care Act. As of

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