Law Pushes for Parity in Mental Health Coverage

Law pushes for parity in mental health coverage

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act of 2000

Starting next year, the ACA calls for one of the largest expansions of mental health and substance abuse coverage in a generation, requiring that all new small-group and individual market plans offer mental health services and cover them at a par with …
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Stop calling alcohol “MommyJuice”: How liquor companies target women

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act of 2000

I loved Knapp's book for many reasons, but one of the most practical was the little questionnaire halfway through the book, the twenty-six questions put together by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence to help you decide whether you …
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Business Forum: Spare our menus from bureaucratic overreach

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act of 2000

The problem: The ranges can be so wide — conceivably as much as 2,000 calories in the case of a pizza — that they are useless in providing consumers with helpful information. Smart alternatives exist but aren't permitted by the FDA's proposed …
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Michael Gove: Doing the Right Thing?

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act of 2000

Arthur Balfour's 1902 Education Act transferred control from the directly elected and sometimes radical school boards and introduced Local Education Authorities (LEAs) to organise funding, employ teachers and allocate places. The 1944 Education Act …
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