Strong Final Rule for Parity Means Big Strides for Residential, Out-of-State

Strong final rule for parity means big strides for residential, out-of-state
Enable patients to pursue out-of-network treatment in another state if they are allowed to do so for medical-surgical care. For example, if a health plan lets patients from Virginia go to the Mayo Clinic for medical care, it has to let them go to … Read more on www.behavioral.net

Pulmonary rehabilitation center in Cabin Creek, WV provides therapy
Therapists say treatment at the center is less drug-based and more focused on personal care. Patients spend one hour learning about how to improve lung function and the other hour exercising on a treadmill. West Virginia has one of the highest rates of … Read more on WOWK

Skeletal remains found in Maine likely those of Virginia man
Kennebec Journal. MANCHESTER — The skeletal remains found in Manchester over the weekend have been tentatively identified as those of a Virginia man who had been attending a drug rehabilitation program in Winthrop last year, when he disappeared. Read more on Press Herald