Alcoholism Treatment Pioneer Dr. A.R. Mohammad Cautions Public About …
Dr. Akikur Mohammad, Founder of Malibu Horizon, recognized by many as one of the top inpatient rehab centers in California, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California, announced …
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Senator Ted Lieu Calls for Audit of Rehab Programs in California
San Francisco, CA — (SBWIRE) — 08/15/2013 — In the wake of an apparent widespread fraud program happening around California state's drug rehab centers, Sen. Ted W. Lieu has called on the Legislature's Joint Legislative Audit Committee to audit the …
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California Lawmakers Order Audit of Taxpayer-Funded Drug Rehab Program
Karen Johnson, chief deputy director of the California Department of Health Care Services, speaks before the Legislature's Joint Legislative Audit Committee. She said authorities welcome a state audit of the Drug Medi-Cal drug rehab program for the poor.
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Inside an outpatient rehab clinic, allegations of kickbacks and shoddy care
The money pays for an estimated 1.5 million admissions a year, nearly three-fourths of them to outpatient programs like NYSN's, according to a study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. As Medicaid coverage …
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Springville Journal editorial: They tried to make me go to rehab, but I said no
California drug and alcohol treatment center Michael's House reported that the United States is currently experiencing “some of the highest levels of drug addiction” in history. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, young people aged 18 …
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16 Medi-Cal substance abuse treatment centers are under investigation
Sixteen drug and alcohol treatment centers that provide rehabilitative services to Medi-Cal patients are suspected of fraud and of hiring providers with felonies on their records, officials from the California Department of Health Care Services …
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16 Medi-Cal substance abuse treatment centers are under investigation
Sixteen drug and alcohol treatment centers that provide rehabilitative services to Medi-Cal patients are suspected of fraud and of hiring providers with felonies on their records, officials from the California Department of Health Care Services …
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California Suspends 16 Medi-Cal Alcohol, Drug Treatment Centers
State officials are temporarily suspending 16 California alcohol and drug treatment centers suspected of violating health care laws — from hiring people who were convicted of abusing patients to bilking Medi-Cal for services they never performed …
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Gateway child care center to help mothers in substance abuse treatment
The Children's Zone is designed to care for children of women who are undergoing substance abuse treatment at Gateway. With the help of the center, mothers can get treatment without losing custody of their children, or without losing daily contact with …
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Genetics Identify Risk for Addiction And Tailored Treatment Plans for Pain
A larger GARS study also was conducted with 80 participants from two substance abuse treatment centers: the G&G Holistic Addiction Treatment Center, in North Miami Beach, Fla., and Malibu Beach Recovery Center, in Malibu Beach, Calif. In addition to …
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