Medicaid Expansion Is Expected to Strain Mental Health Services

Published February 13, 2014

Medicaid expansion is expected to strain mental health services

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WASHINGTON — As millions of Americans gain health coverage through the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, experts say their higher rates of mental health and substance abuse disorders will be difficult to treat due to a lack of counselors and … Read more on Kansas.com

GLRC receives coalition grant

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MARQUETTE – Great Lakes Recovery Centers Inc. received a grant from the Marquette Coalition for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention to update its collection of alcohol awareness educational DVDs at the Marquette Outpatient Services Office. Read more on Marquette Mining Journal

This Week In The Laboratories Of Democracy

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… however, has taken a "drug warrior" approach to his state's heroin problem. In three years as governor, he has sought to cut funds for substance abuse treatment, limited the amount of time Mainers can spend on heroin replacement therapies like … Read more on Esquire (blog)