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As Opioid Prescriptions Decline, Abuse Treatment Costs Rise for Health Plans

A new report on the opioid crisis and employer-based health coverage, finds that while the use of prescription opioids among people with employer-based health coverage has declined to its lowest levels in over a decade, the cost of treating addiction …

Maryland’s Carroll County to Pilot State Changes to Drug Treatment Funding

Carroll County, Maryland, is poised to serve as a model for treating substance abuse across the state. The Carroll County Health Department plans to address changes to state funding of outpatient substance abuse services, officials told the Board of Commissioners …

N.H. Group Gets Update on Substance Abuse Treatment Coverage

An initial review of whether health insurance companies are appropriately covering substance abuse treatment in New Hampshire shows significant differences in how often claims are denied, but experts identified problems with only a handful of cases. The probe comes as …