New "Parity" for Substance Abuse to Match Physical Health Insurance …

Published November 16, 2013

New "Parity" For Substance Abuse To Match Physical Health Insurance …
CUPERTINO, Calif., Nov. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The new "parity" rules issued Friday by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for substance abuse to match physical health insurance could help millions, the country's largest substance abuse and … Read more on 4-traders (press release)

Parity Laws Help to Boost Drug Addiction Treatment
health care insurance States that have parity legislation — laws that bar insurers from limiting coverage of addiction treatment more strictly than for other conditions — have greater rates of treatment than states that don't have such legislation … Read more on TestCountry.com (blog)

Getting Help for Drug Abuse
Drug abuse is the frequent use of drugs for the purpose of changing one’s mood, emotion or state of consciousness. The term is often interchanged with drug a…