House budget leaner than Patrick's

House budget leaner than Patrick's
With special attention paid to fighting drug addiction and improving the performance of the embattled Department of Children and Families, House leaders on Wednesday will present a $ 36.2 billion annual budget proposal that also features scores of …
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LePage & MDEA Director: EBT Cards Being Used In Drug Trade
That proposal died in the legislature after Democrats tried to lessen the penalties for those caught in the act. LePage said … The drug bill also provides $ 750,000 to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services for opiate addiction treatment …
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Mom of 2 Heroin Addicts: 'This Is Not the Life I Want'
But Botticelli sees promising changes coming with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The new health care law requires insurance companies to cover substance abuse treatment just as they would cover any other chronic medical condition, such …
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The Florida Marchman Act Explained – Court Ordered Addiction Treatment — The Florida Marchman Act is a course of action available to the friends and family of someone struggling with substance abuse that can help that person get t…