Posts Tagged ‘health care’
The Line: Future Of Behavioral Health Services In NM
June 30, 2017 – In 2013, the Martinez administration stopped Medicaid payments to 15 behavioral health providers amid allegations of fraudulent billing. All of the providers have since been cleared of criminal wrongdoing, but several went out of business during the investigation. Clients and families continue to suffer the long-term impact of a major disruption…
Read MoreDual Diagnosis: The Intersection Of Mental Health And Substance Abuse
June 23, 2017 – Mental health issues and substance abuse or addiction are often intertwined. About one third of people experiencing mental illness also struggle with substance abuse. It was common for decades to treat these issues separately. That began shifting, especially after a medical paper published in 2000 called for treating addiction like any…
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