Senate bill aims to expand drug-abuse treatment

Published March 5, 2014

Senate bill aims to expand drug-abuse treatment
"These insurers . . . require patients to 'fail' at outpatient treatment before paying for inpatient care, and then when they do pay for inpatient care, they'll limit the stays to seven days," said Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, executive director of the Long … Read more on Newsday

Woman awaiting drug treatment is sentenced for various crimes
LAMBERTVILLE — A 22-year-old Hamilton woman was sentenced to 364 days in jail while awaiting a bed in an inpatient drug treatment center. Cassandra Durkin was sentenced Feb. 28 by Judge Stephen B. Rubin to three years' probation in addition to the … Read more on Hunterdon County Democrat

30-day hospital readmission rates vary after inpatient rehab
Nearly 12% of Medicare patients who receive inpatient rehabilitation following discharge from acute-care hospitalization are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days after discharge from the rehabilitation facility, according to a study in the Feb. 12 … Read more on ModernMedicine

inpatient drug rehab San Francisco (855) YES-REHAB – What is Inpatient Treatment? Inpatient treatment is a type of treatment in which a patient is provided with 24 hour care at a live-in facility. Both psychiat…