Local lawmaker authors bill to stop patient brokering, insurance fraud among addiction patients
As the opioid epidemic increases in California, more and more fake facilities are preying on desperate patients.
Category: Good Ethics
Google attempts to make right with ads for drug rehabs
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It will be interesting to see how this works out, and if the “vetting company” passes muster in terms of strict ethics themselves.
Delray sober-home operator faces patient-brokering charges
California Bill Targets Profiteering
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.
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.
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.” “
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
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.
