Vuyiseka Dubula, AIDS & Treatment Issues in Africa

Vuyiseka Dubula, AIDS & Treatment Issues in Africa – Vuyiseka Dubula, Secretary General of the Treatment Action Campaign is interviewed about a range of topics on the current state of AIDS in South Africa, incl…

Health law could overwhelm addiction services

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

The system for treating substance abuse — now largely publicly funded and run by counselors with limited medical training — is small and already full to overflowing in many places. In more than two-thirds of the states, treatment clinics are already …
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Number of Rehabilitation Facilities Too Low to Compensate for Heroin Abuse

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

The state, especially the Jersey Shore area, lacks the detox facilities, long-term programs, and halfway homes needed for recovery, reported Asbury Park Press, though it is not all due to a lack of funding. Provided that there are only 6,086 beds in …
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Affordable Care Act glossary

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) — A Consumer operated and oriented plan is a non-profit, member run health insurance organization authorized and funded under the ACA CO-OP program to foster competition in a local insurance markets. • Cost …
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