ACA's Medicaid expansion potential boon for mental-health patients, providers

ACA's Medicaid expansion potential boon for mental-health patients, providers

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The regular treatment for mental illness that thousands of Springfield-area residents could receive through an expansion of Medicaid eligibility and other aspects of the Affordable Care Act would help them live better and more stable lives, mental …
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Wonkbook: What Obama wants from his next Fed chair

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By setting doctor reimbursement rates for Medicare and determining which procedures and drugs will be covered and at what price, the IPAB will be able to stop certain treatments its members do not favor by simply setting rates to levels where no doctor …
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Vermont Hemp Rules Conflict With Federal Law

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act 2000

"Support for our recent farm bill amendment demonstrated that there is growing consensus to revisit the antiquated drug laws that now keep U.S. farmers from participating in the $ 300 million hemp retail market," Blumenauer said. … “I think that most …
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