Alex Dodd, president and CEO of Aegis Treatment Centers, divides Obamacare─the Affordable Care Act (ACA)─into Covered California, which is commercial insurance with subsidies for people earning up to 400 percent of the federal poverty limit, and expanded Medi-Cal (California’s Medicaid program). He’s thrilled about both, and although there are a few more challenges on the … [Read more...] about California’s Reaction to Obamacare: Medi-Cal Better Than Commercial Plans
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NJ Supreme Court Rules Pregnant Woman on Methadone Not Guilty of Child Abuse
A December 22 unanimous ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision, which had found that a mother could be charged with child abuse and neglect if her baby was born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a predictable and easily treatable condition. In effect, the New Jersey Supreme Court found that it is not child abuse for a pregnant woman to … [Read more...] about NJ Supreme Court Rules Pregnant Woman on Methadone Not Guilty of Child Abuse
How Opioid Treatment Programs Can Prepare For and Manage DEA Inspections
Mark W. Caverly, who was an investigator for 31 years, in charge of diversion policy with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), was policy chief of diversion control when he retired from the DEA. He is now senior controlled substance compliance consultant with BuzzeoPDMA, a Cegedim Relationship Management company, consulting with manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, … [Read more...] about How Opioid Treatment Programs Can Prepare For and Manage DEA Inspections