Maryland, Massachusetts, and New York.
Since the public funding system for addiction recovery clinics is strapped for cash, the private organizations that have contracts with Utah’s counties are overflowing with people on waitlists.
Under the request for waiving the rule, adults would be able to stay in a facility with more than 16 beds for 90 days, and an additional 90 days can be obtained if necessary documentation showing the patient’s progress in the rehab facility is provided.
Yet, the dilemma faced by addiction treatment centers is that they can either take in 16 patients and keep Medicaid treatment or take in more patients who can pay for the treatment but lose the federal funding altogether.
Author: Ryan Beitler
An editor and contributor to Addiction Now, Ryan Beitler is a journalist, fiction writer, musician, and travel writer. He has written for Paste Magazine, OC Weekly, numerous addiction recovery publications, and his travel blog Our Little Blue Rock. He lives in Southern California. Contact Ryan at ryanrbeitler@gmail.com or ryanb@addictionnow.com.
