Inside an Outpatient Rehab Clinic, Allegations of Kickbacks and Shoddy Care

Inside an outpatient rehab clinic, allegations of kickbacks and shoddy care

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Outpatient addiction treatment for the poor has become a mainstay of the social safety net, costing the federal, state and local governments $ 6.7 billion in 2009, the most recent figure available. The money pays for an estimated 1.5 million admissions …
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Best of BC Wine Awards

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"Celebrating libraries is the celebration of our communities,” said Annette DeFaveri, executive director, British Columbia Library Association. “Libraries are the … Brad Lacey said the man will have another surgery to treat wounds on his face, torso …
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Switch to health homes sidelined

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The plan was for the program to go statewide Oct. 1, but that date is in jeopardy, according to Missy Craddock, a spokeswoman for the newly merged Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services Department. … The costs to switch to Medicaid health home are …
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Light-up Nation: What Israel can teach America about medical marijuana

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The Cohen home soon became a temple in the area for believers in the healing powers of cannabis — a legendary family operation that, in this early golden era, served as a grow house, a pharmacy and a treatment center all in one. ….. Researchers in …
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