Nontraditional patients also affected by reform

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The Affordable Care Act, aka “Obamacare,” does expand "parity," or equally dispersed provisions, for mental health services for some insurance plans. The plan also requires substance abuse treatment to be included in insurance plans along with …
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Ask Amy: Sister insists family include abusive ex

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My siblings, our parents and I all visited him in the hospital and rehab. We can all understand her feeling somewhat guilty and responsible. However, since then nothing much … There is no polite way to inquire about this in advance, but one way to …
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Devastating: CMS Chief's Defense of Obama Crushed

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Health plans were supposed to be grandfathered in so you could keep them even if they didn't fit the Obamacare standards. Then they … In what universe is it decent to force clean-living people to pay for other people's drug-addiction treatment, for …
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Together on the Pathways to Wellness: Recovery and Efforts to Strengthen Viral …

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Given the disproportionate impact of viral hepatitis among persons who inject drugs, recovery from substance abuse through effective addiction treatment can also reduce the risk for acquiring or transmitting viral hepatitis. Drug treatment programs can …
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