More Than 16K Addicts to Be Eligible for Insurance

More than 16K addicts to be eligible for insurance

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Right now, 23,000 Utah residents are receiving substance abuse treatment. But more than 16,000 people with drug and alcohol addictions are expected to be newly eligible for insurance in 2014 once the health care law takes effect, federal statistics …
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Mother of LSU softball coach Beth Torina takes on the fight of their lives

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And the help of a daughter using the tools and the approach of a coach may have properly girded Betty for a year's worth of treatment once outlined unsparingly. … On the FIU campus, the former University of Florida pitcher was only in her third …
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The Implications of the Affordable Care Act on People Involved with the

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The majority of this population is currently uninsured, low-income, and has high rates of chronic and communicable illnesses, as well as mental health and substance use disorders.[4] Under the provisions of the ACA, more than half of the 730,000 …
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Drug court holds fourth graduation

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Judge Colin Long officiated the ceremony offering statistics about drug courts and praise for graduating participant, Christina Toney. Long said, “75 … Toney is the fourth participant to graduate from the intensive program which requires a minimum of …
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