The Camp Drug Rehab in Santa Cruz, California
The Camp Drug Rehab in Santa Cruz, California — Learn about the philosophy behind one of California’s most successful drug rehabs since 1984. The Camp is located in the Bay Area and treats adults and adole…
California crackdown on rehab fraud misses clinics with troubling audits
[rewrite]Toby Douglas, director of the California Department of Health Care Services, says his staff is continuing to crack down on fraud in the Drug Medi-Cal system. So far, the crackdown has hit 88 rehab clinics with 135 satellite sites – including half of …[/rewrite]
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Does Anyone Know How to Get Donations for a Cancer Patient W/o Insurance?
Question by Southern Girl/ deal with it!: Does anyone know how to get donations for a cancer patient w/o insurance?
[rewrite]The patient is my mother and she is going through alot of surgery and stuff for cancer, and she has no health insurance. How can i get her treatment paid for? We live in Arkansas, but she’s in a hospital in Tennessee.
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Answer by Trixie
Do a BBQ benefit or a fish fry or something to raise money. We did that here in Texas for a young man who was seriously injured and his parents had to miss alot of work so they were having trouble paying their bills.
Beaumont, Botsford, Oakwood Sign Letter of Intent to Form a New Health System
Beaumont, Botsford, Oakwood sign letter of intent to form a new health system
[rewrite]ROYAL OAK, Mich., DEARBORN, Mich. and FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., March 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Beaumont Health System, Botsford Health Care and Oakwood Healthcare have signed a letter of intent and begun exclusive negotiations about combining their …[/rewrite]
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Scripps Howard Awards honor nation's best 2013 journalism
[rewrite]Their yearlong investigation exposed fraud and questionable billing practices at private drug rehabilitation centers in Southern California. … Also, Jennifer Guerra of Ann Arbor-based Michigan Radio, which includes FM stations WUOM, WFUM and WVGR.[/rewrite]
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'Poison on the Street'
'Poison on the street'
[rewrite]Kirk, on a campaign to expand Medicaid in Virginia, said accepting the $ 300 million from the federal government to extend health care would free up money in the state general fund to provide more resources for mental health and addiction treatment. "We …[/rewrite]
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Minnesota Medical Association does not support legalizing pot
[rewrite]In the Minnesota Medical Association survey, 44 percent of respondents said they wanted marijuana reclassified as a Schedule II drug, which make it easier for research studies to be conducted. Thirty-six percent of those surveyed said they were opposed …[/rewrite]
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RI Lawmakers Mull New Drug Abuse, Overdose Bills
RI Lawmakers Mull New Drug Abuse, Overdose Bills
[rewrite]He also wants insurers in the state to cover Suboxone and buprenorphine, which are used to treat addiction to opioids like OxyContin, or heroin. And he also wants health care providers to provide patients with substance abuse problems with a treatment …[/rewrite]
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How Obamacare Is Changing Addiction Treatment Coverage
[rewrite]And the ACA represents a massive step forward in getting insurance plans to cover addiction treatment. First, starting this year, the legislation bars insurers from denying coverage due to pre-existing conditions—including substance abuse. But perhaps …[/rewrite]
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