Support Grows for New Behavioral Hospital

Support grows for new behavioral hospital

Filed under: outpatient drug treatment programs

Newnan Behavioral Hospital's parent group, U.S. HealthVest, provides specialized psychiatric care services, including substance abuse treatment, through inpatient and outpatient programs. The company is based in the United States. Among the comments …
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Lacking: More resources, funds needed to fix gaps in drug, alcohol treatment

Filed under: outpatient drug treatment programs

Day treatment is for addicts in recovery who need more than basic outpatient treatment but don't require rigorously structured residential treatment. Guam once had a day treatment center, but it was destroyed in a typhoon in 2002 and was never rebuilt …
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Brand-name debate: Local doctors struggle with drug decisions

Filed under: outpatient drug treatment programs

The investigative-journalism nonprofit ProPublica has found that some doctors disproportionately prescribe more-expensive branded drugs through the Medicare Part D program. By forgoing … The data cover only outpatient drug benefits — not drugs …
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Elora couple indebted to hospital's medication program

Filed under: outpatient drug treatment programs

Staff at Princess Margaret recognized the difficult financial situation that often accompanies a cancer diagnosis, and they developed a program to help link its cancer patients with drug funding. Ester Fung, director of outpatient pharmacy operations …
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