From the start, this is not a political email. But I found myself watching last nights final Presidential Debate of the 2020 campaign, feeling like...
Would a Biden Administration Change Course on Substance Use Disorders?
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Addiction Treatment Pivots for Coronavirus | The Pew Charitable Trusts
Helping patients stay in recovery from an opioid addiction was never easy. The coronavirus crisis made it harder. Nationwide, addiction treatment...
New Arrests of More “Sophisticated” Players in Drug Treatment Industry Forthcoming
Hot off of the (local) presses is an article written by South Florida Sun Sentinel reporter Marc Freeman, in his piece “More arrests to come in...
Modernizing Addiction Medicine Requires Medical Professionals
I wrote back in October 2016 (“Primary Care Doctors Staying Out of Addiction Treatment”) about how primary care doctors have shied away from taking...
ASAM and CARF Announce New Certification Program for Treatment Centers
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and CARF International (CARF) announced yesterday, October 15, 2018, the pilot launch of a...
A Trick, or a Treat, from DCF and the Federal Government in the War on Addiction?
Ok, SoberLawNews readers, I am giving you a head’s up that this is going to be a lengthy, ranting post about how the country’s ongoing detrimental...
Will Addiction Treatment Be Eliminated from Obamacare Requirements?
The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a federal rule late Friday aimed at giving states more flexibility in...
Top 10 Reasons to Register for the FARR Annual Conference
1. If Recovery Residences don’t demonstrate that we have successfully organized under the FARR umbrella, well-funded and highly organized NIMBY...
License/Zoning Compliance Update – Sanctions
Many of you are aware that the statutes (Ch. 397, Fla. Stat.) and regulations (Ch. 65D-30, FAC) governing substance abuse treatment facilities...
How to Reconcile Integration with Anti-Kickback Laws and Market-Based Compensation
“Many hospitals are hiring and contracting with doctors to boost referrals and serve members in their coordinated-care networks. But how to pay...