In an interview with ADAW last November, the president and CEO of Florida offender treatment agency Bridges of America maintained that because criminal justice services constituted its core mission from…
Read MoreWhether looking for a powerful lobby or a local support group, patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) who are seeking or participating in treatment have a woeful lack of places…
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Last month the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released a plan culminating six months of collaboration across many different federal agencies that requires every state to monitor and…
Read MoreLate last month, treatment advocates asked the federal agencies that oversee the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) to intervene in Florida, where Blue Cross Blue Shield of…
Read MoreIn December, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a bulletin that gives states more flexibility in implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including possibly allowing…
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