Chicago Healthcare Daily November 05, 2013
By Kristen Schorsch
The Illinois Medicaid program is weighing whether to
resume covering methadone treatments, a proposal that is likely to stir up
controversy after the practice was halted about 20 years ago amid criticism
about the soaring costs of substance abuse care.
Restarting the coverage of treatment
for heroin addicts is among several recommendations contained in a Sept. 27 report to Gov. Pat Quinn by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family
Services, which runs the state's Medicaid program, and the state Department of
Human Services. The report addresses the impact on inpatient hospital detox
services of the so-called Smart Act, a $2.7 billion package of budget cuts and tax increases passed in 2012 intended
to help the struggling Medicaid program stay afloat.
Resources
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. SMART Act
Implementation Status Report.
Senate Appropriation Committee Hearing, March 19, 2013
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family
Services. Report on the Detoxification Services Planning Process and Resulting
Recommendations as per the Save Medicaid Access and Resources Together (SMART)
Act. Senate Bill 2840- Public Law 97- 0689. September 27, 2013.
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