Addictions Treatment Blog

After many years of fighting for equal coverage for substance abuse treatment under private health insurance plans, a law was passed earlier this year finally making it a requirement. While there are restrictions, it does mean that more people are able to gain access to long-term drug treatment facilities than before.

One of the mandates is that eligible policies must have the same yearly and lifetime maximums for substance abuse treatment as they do for other health care services. In many cases it has allowed people to finally be able to attend drug rehabs that work, instead of being limited to only short-term or outpatient programs that provide traditional treatment. An example is that more addicts are attending biophysical drug rehabs thanks to these facilities now being covered by their policies. The trend toward long-term, non-12 step programs is increasing and the pendulum is starting to swing in the favor of these more successful treatment practices.