Health and Fitness

Congresswoman Duckworth Helps Introduce Medicaid CARE Act to Expand Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016.  Last week Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) joined Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) to introduce the Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion (CARE) Act. This bill would expand access to treatment for people struggling to receive needed addiction care by lifting a current Medicaid ban and enabling beneficiaries to seek out inpatient treatment in mental health and substance abuse treatment centers. This measure would help thousands of people across the country, including 2,000…

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