ATAC In The News
Insurance Payments to Drug Addicts Lead to Relapse: Treatment Center Reps
An article from The Epoch Times reports that the practice of insurance reimbursement made directly to patients, specifically for substance use treatment, continues to be scrutinized, as the practice may lead to relapse. The issue occurs when patients see a provider outside of their insurer’s network and because no contract between the insurer and service provider exists, reimbursements for services are sometimes made to patients directly.
Stampp Corbin, who is the president of the Addiction Treatment Advocacy Coalition (ATAC) —which advocates for education and consumer protection in the field of addiction treatment— and Sherry Daley, who in addition to her role on the board of ATAC is an executive of government affairs with the California Consortium of Addiction Programs, discuss how this practice impacts the substance use treatment industry and the patients it serves.
Column: Health Net became the favored insurer of drug abuse patients in California. Then it stopped paying their bills.
In 2014, Gary Millman signed up his 28-year-old son James for health coverage with Health Net for a very specific reason. James had been battling drug addiction for close to a decade, and the Woodland Hills insurer offered the best coverage in California for substance abuse treatment.
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California files order against HealthNet for stiffing addiction recovery providers
For the second time in just over a year, California regulators have warned the insurer HealthNet Inc. it is violating state and federal laws by refusing to pay substance use treatment providers, a warning that could lead to millions of dollars in penalties.
Column: Health Net became the favored insurer of drug abuse patients in California. Then it stopped paying their bills.
In 2014, Gary Millman signed up his 28-year-old son James for health coverage with Health Net for a very specific reason. James had been battling drug addiction for close to a decade, and the Woodland Hills insurer offered the best coverage in California for substance abuse treatment.
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