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Legal & Legislative Updates

• Low Socio-Economic Addiction Patients Lack Treatment Services in 38% of U.S. States

  (September 30, 2016)

  (Fall 2016) In the 19 states that have chosen not to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, many disadvantaged individuals living with addiction do not have adequate access to […]

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• ACA Insurance Plans Fall Short on Addiction Services

  (September 30, 2016)

  (Fall 2016) A recent study by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse reveals that over 66% of the 2017 Essential Health Benefits (EHB) benchmark plans do not meet […]

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• Easier Access to Life-Saving Naloxone

  (September 30, 2016)

  (Fall 2016) Fortunately, naloxone (also known as Narcan) is becoming more widely available nationwide. The majority of states have approved legislation permitting the sale of naloxone without a prescription and […]

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• Is CARA’s Reach Far Enough?

  (September 30, 2016)

  (Fall 2016) Near the end of July, President Obama approved the $181-million Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) to fight the country’s expansive opioid abuse issues by helping communities create […]

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• States’ Work to Lower Opiate Use, Addiction Associated with Workers’ Comp.

  (September 30, 2016)

  (Fall 2016) Studies indicate that when it comes to injuries on the job, employees absent from work for over a week have the greatest chance of being issued opioids.  Additionally, […]

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