Steve Kossor on Medicaid EPSDT Funding Child Mental Health Treatment Updated 8/8/13

Steve Kossor on Medicaid EPSDT funding child mental health treatment updated 8/8/13 – Licensed Psychologist and Certified School Psychologist explains how Medicaid has funded mental health treatment and behavioral support for disabled children…

Budget reductions threaten drug courts

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

On July 1, drug courts in Mississippi that have helped thousands of drug users through rehabilitation instead of incarceration saw funding cut by 25 percent to 58 percent. Some programs were slated not to receive any funding. The state Drug Court …
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Fraud Flourishes in California's Drug Rehab Clinics

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

CNN did a little research on it and found that it is part of a rehab racket, a pattern of fraud bt rehab clinics that collect government funding for such agencies, but never actually use the money to help the poor and addicted. However, CNN's Center …
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Sen. Paul visits Corbin

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

Paul replied that more funding needed to be directed on the local level, and that drugs were more of a health problem than an incarceration problem. The senator added he liked the idea of drug courts, and that the problem with prescription drug …
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