Regulation Requires Parity From Insurers for Mental Illness Coverage

Regulation requires parity from insurers for mental illness coverage

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday issued final rules requiring insurers to cover mental health and substance abuse treatments in the same way that medical and surgical benefits are covered. The rules require that health plan …
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Offering Hope

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Thanks to everyone who voted in the 2013 Hope Award for Effective Compassion contest. At a late Wednesday afternoon Washington, D.C., reception we'll announce the winner of the $ 25,000 first prize, and on Thursday we'll report about the event. … East …
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Pharmacyclics, Inc. : U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves IMBRUVICA …

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Pharmacyclics, Inc. : U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves IMBRUVICA™ (ibrutinib) as a Single Agent for Patients with Mantle Cell Lymphoma Who Have Received at Least One Prior Therapy. 11/13/2013 … It is gratifying to see this early example of …
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New Mexico Ranks High In Combating Prescription Drug Abuse

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Nationally, 28 states and Washington, D.C. scored 6 or less. "The report reflects the hard … New Mexico initiatives cited by the report Prescription Drug Abuse: Strategies to Stop the Epidemic include the states Prescription Drug Monitoring Program …
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