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: Legislation
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: 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.
