Policy Ends Medicaid Reimbursements

Policy ends Medicaid reimbursements
And it underscores the financial pressures with which human services agencies, state health care programs and addicts will have to contend as the Shumlin administration looks to build a national model for opiate treatment. What was hailed as a $ 10 … Read more on Rutland Herald

Spectrum, Dartmouth team up on teen drug abuse program
… local teens struggling with substance abuse. Under the program, Dartmouth and Spectrum Youth and Family Services will supplement out-patient counseling with a system of rewards and consequences to encourage an estimated 220 Burlington-area youths … Read more on BurlingtonFreePress.com

Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Programs: Assessing the Evidence
Objective Substance abuse intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) are direct services for people with substance use disorders or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders who do not require medical detoxification or 24-hour supervision. IOPs are … Read more on Psychiatric Services (subscription)