Help on Way to Deal With Substance Abuse

Published May 8, 2013

Help on way to deal with substance abuse

Filed under: drug abuse treatment cost analysis program

The analysis compared federal data on the addiction rates in the 50 states among the uninsured, the capacity of treatment programs and provisions of the new health law. In Washington state, about 59,000 people are currently receiving treatment …
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Feds File Two False Claims Act Lawsuits Against Novartis

Filed under: drug abuse treatment cost analysis program

“Novartis corrupted the prescription drug dispensing process with multi-million dollar 'incentive programs' that targeted doctors who, in exchange for illegal kickbacks, steered patients toward its drugs,” said U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. “And for its …
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Reform bill stripped of funding

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… programs put in the budget bill. Andrew Berger, head of government relations for the Association of Indiana Counties, said the lack of funding alarmed local officials who'd come to see the bill as little more than cost-shifting by the state to …
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