Research Roundup: Mental Health Parity; Nurses' Workload; Can Restaurants …
Congress passed the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) in 2008. … the MHPAEA applied to large group health plans, both fully and self-insured, and included a cost exemption. The MHPAEA prohibited differences in treatment limits, … Read more on Kaiser Health News
Isenhart's attempt to protect drug court funding fails
The drug court is an intensive, specialized court program to help habitual, nonviolent drug offenders with community-based treatment options and close judicial supervision. The goal is a more cost-effective rehabilitation than serving prison time and … Read more on Dubuque Telegraph Herald (blog)
'They're going to pay it all'
Three men accused of damaging at least 50 windows of area businesses during a joyride last July have raised approximately $ 30,000 collectively to help pay for repair costs, according to an attorney for one of the men. Nicholas Lane Atkins II, 20 … Read more on The Daily Citizen