'Doc Fix' Law Delays Two-Midnight Rule, Changes Clinical Lab Reimbursement

'Doc Fix' Law Delays Two-Midnight Rule, Changes Clinical Lab Reimbursement
“When the president signs this bill, clinical labs will avoid another potential round of indiscriminate, across-the-board payment cuts and most importantly, seniors' access to diagnostic testing will be protected,” Alan Mertz, president of the ACLA …
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CMS Finalizes One-Year Delay of ICD-10 to October 2015
ICD-10 will not be just about retraining medical coders – it is about having better… Continue reading

Despite Obamacare, a Gaping Hole in Addiction Treatment

Despite Obamacare, a gaping hole in addiction treatment
The Affordable Care Act, which promises sweeping changes to help millions of people with drug or alcohol addiction, requires that treatment be offered to those who are newly insured through the insurance exchanges or Medicaid, the government health …
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New Runnemede Helpline Provides Hope for Teenage Addiction Recovery
A new helpline in Runnemede, NJ offers sound advice for adolescents struggling… Continue reading

Drug Rehab San Francisco CA

Drug Rehab San Francisco CA — http://drugrehabsanfranciscoca.co – Santa Ana is the second most highly populated city in Orange County and is pretty close to California’s coast. The area c…


Va. firm wins FDA approval for overdose treatment
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Richmond-based company has received federal approval for a drug treatment that reverses the effects of pain medicine or heroin overdose. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1lFCyom ), the U.S. Food and Drug …… Continue reading

Heroin Overdose Antidote Promises Fewer Deaths but Raises Questions Over Who Should Carry It

Heroin overdose antidote promises fewer deaths but raises questions over who should carry it
CAMDEN, N.J. — As deaths from heroin and powerful painkillers skyrocket nationwide, governments and clinics are working to put a drug that can reverse an opiate overdose into the hands of more paramedics, police officers and the people advocates say are the most critical group — people who abuse drugs, and their friends and families.
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Prosecutors Fighting Against Drug Sentence Reforms

Prosecutors Fighting Against Drug Sentence Reforms — “A group of federal prosecutors is criticizing the Department of Justice’s support for legislation that would soften U.S. drug sentencing policies. The Natio…


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How Many Different 12 Steps Groups Are Available?

Question by eros_gary: How many different 12 steps groups are available?

Best answer:

Answer by Answer Fairy
Depends on how nit-picky you want to be.

alcoholics
narcotics
over-eaters
sexaholic
codependency
al-anon

that’s all I can think of right now….. but then you have meetings where only women are allowed, only men are allowed, closed meetings where only alcoholics are allowed. Then you have “double winner” meetings for people who are say, alcoholics and al-anons, or… Continue reading