Class-Action Suit Tests Mental-Health Coverage Rules
Class-action suit tests mental-health coverage rules
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Chief among their accusations is that UnitedHealth required pre-approvals of talk therapy treatments for mental illness that were far more restrictive than for medical and surgical treatments or even drug therapy for mental health issues. … Experts …
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Child Watch Initiative Focuses on the Plight of Abused and Neglected Children
Child Watch Initiative focuses on the plight of abused and neglected children
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In non-criminal neglect cases, such as cases involving parents who may be suffering from substance abuse issues or drug addiction, a judge may grant the parents a chance at what is called an improvement period lasting six months to try to rectify or …
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Rats Kick Cocaine Addiction With Help of Lasers Shined on Their Brains
Rats Kick Cocaine Addiction With Help Of Lasers Shined On Their Brains
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It can be hard to break the chains of cocaine addiction, even with support groups, so many researchers have been attacking the problem from a medical angle. One potential treatment is a vaccine. A version developed by Weill Cornell genetic medicine …
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Big 12 Football: Why TCU Can Really Win the Big 12
Big 12 Football: Why TCU Can Really Win the Big 12
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And while a relatively safe bet in the Big 12 is always Oklahoma or Texas, last season proved to be a disappointment for both teams—neither made it to a BCS bowl. Texas did beat a feisty Oregon State team in … record doesn't really encapsulate the …
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Parents Abusing Education Cash
Parents abusing education cash
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By ASHLEY ARGOON. April 27, 2013, midnight. PARENTS in the region are spending education payments to fuel drug and alcohol addictions, a North East welfare worker has said. … “In some way we are obliged to help but one thing I do is say: 'What did …
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Christian-Based Teen Challenge Treatment Program Prompts Fight Over State …
Christian-based Teen Challenge treatment program prompts fight over state …
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Teen Challenge becomes the “choice'' of people who have run out of choices. One of its strengths is that it offers a 12-month, residential treatment program for alcohol and drug addiction. Most programs in the state offer much shorter residential programs.
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