Calif. Bill Targets Profiteering In Addiction Treatment, Dialysis Industries – California Healthline
The legislation is intended to curb schemes in which some treatment providers sign patients up for private plans, pay their premiums and then rake in profits from inflated claims.
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Florida prosecutor Dave Aronberg sees parallels in rogue rehabs in Florida and Southern California
Florida prosecutor Dave Aronberg sees parallels in rogue rehabs in Florida and Southern California
Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas recently created a task force to handle abuses in the anti-addiction industry in the “Rehab Riviera.” Rackauckas is hoping to repeat the success of Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg, who created a similar task force two years ago.
Colorado cited this drug rehab center operator 50 times in 3 years and it’s still in business. Iowa shut it down in two months.
Colorado cited this drug rehab center operator 50 times in 3 years and it’s still in business. Iowa shut it down in two months.
Operators of licensed rehab centers in Colorado get up to 180 days to correct licensing deficiencies under a permissive system that allows them to maintain their licenses on a probationary status. Even if Colorado officials move to revoke a license, rehab providers can appeal that action through an administrative court system that can take months, if not years, to resolve cases.
Sober Living Fraud
Google Cracking Down
Exclusive: Google is cracking down on sketchy rehab ads
Following a Verge report about rehabs gaming Google, the company has begun pulling AdWords
“While many treatment centers market themselves ethically, there are also significant numbers of bad actors using deceptive and even illegal tactics to get “heads in beds.” “
Addiction advertising can trick you to death
Rehab Riviera: Addiction advertising can trick you to death
People looking to quit alcohol or other drugs typically find treatment the same way they might search for take-out food or a mechanic – by typing search words into Google. Once there, addicts and their families can get trapped in a tangle of lies. The deception has taken many forms: – Competitors hijack online traffic […]
Avoiding Fraud
Florida: Lawmakers Attempting to Solve
Florida Lawmakers on the Attack with Addiction Treatment Law – Florida Healthcare Lawfirm
By: Jacqueline Bain New updates in addiction treatment law. On February 8, 2017, Florida Senator Jeff Clemens (Dem.) filed a bill entitled “Marketing
Fraud Plagues Florida’s Booming Treatment Industry
Fatal overdoses, fraud plague Florida’s booming drug treatment industry
As three mothers learned too late, South Florida’s billion-dollar drug treatment industry is a minefield of fatal overdoses, fraud and unscrupulous operators.
A Recovery Home Legislation that targets brokering
Knight introduces new Recovery Home act
Representative Steve Knight,R-Palmdale, and Representative Anna Eshoo, D-Atherton, introduced legislation Tuesday to help combat fraud and abuse within the addiction recovery industry. The Recovery Home Certification Act, introduced as H.R. 5100 on Tuesday, would establish model quality standards in order for organizations to receive certifications as a recovery home.
