Addiction & Recovery

cally

(21,704 posts) Sun Jul 7, 2013, 08:24 AM Jul 2013

mental health and addiction treatment will be covered

when health reform takes affect.

Just a heads up because I'm finding many who do not know this. States will not have enough treatment facilities or practitioners but by law new health insurance plans must pay for treatment and relapse prevention

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mental health and addiction treatment will be covered (Original Post) cally Jul 2013 OP

Since the right wingnuts and gun nuts believe mental health is the cause mountain grammy Jul 2013 #1

This is actually a bit of a problem for me. JayhawkSD Jul 2013 #2

That is a bright spot libodem Jul 2013 #3

We need an extensive drug rehabilitation system like Holland and Belgium Taverner Jul 2013 #4

mountain grammy

(27,194 posts)

1. Since the right wingnuts and gun nuts believe mental health is the cause

Reply to cally (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2013, 08:40 AM

Jul 2013

of all gun problems, they should be embracing the ACA. Oh wait, they're not?

JayhawkSD

(3,163 posts)

2. This is actually a bit of a problem for me.

Reply to cally (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2013, 09:25 AM

Jul 2013

Insurance companies will not be able to sell a policy that excludes "addiction treatment and relapse prevention."

Sounds great doesn't it? But what if I want to buy such a policy and have a valid reason for doing so? I have a "relapse prevention program" in place right now, and it has been working for 32 years. I have no reason to believe that it will ever stop working and therefor do not wish to pay for something that I do not ever expect to need.

If, by any chance, I did relapse, I would expect to deal with it in the same manner that I did originally. Since it dealt tith the problem for 32 years, I would expect it to do so again and that would be longer than I expect to live. So I don't need insurance that covers treatment.

So I would far prefer to buy insurance that lowers my cost by excluding addiction relapse prevention and treatment. I can reduce my auto insurance by reducing coverage, but I cannot reduce my health insurance by eliminating coverage that I have decided I do not need.

libodem

(19,288 posts)

3. That is a bright spot

Reply to cally (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2013, 10:33 AM

Jul 2013

Treatment should be available and affordable. Relapses happen. Sure it's a shame. It is not the end of the world.It is par for the course. Should be able to pick oneself back up and get on that ol' wagon.

Taverner

(55,476 posts)

4. We need an extensive drug rehabilitation system like Holland and Belgium

Reply to cally (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 01:20 PM

Jul 2013

So many addicts were able to rebuild their lives in these.

I met a Dutch woman - and this was the 90s -- who beat a heroin and alcohol addictions through the state. Told me it was the greatest program and had a much higher success rate than the private rehabs in the world.

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