Practical Tips to Working with Managed Care

• By: Joe Ruggiero, PhD Addiction Institute of New York
• April 1st, 2014
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With the changes to managed Medicaid, it is important for therapists to be ready to advocate for their clients and for the care they deserve. After over sixteen years of dealing with managed care, there are certain tips that might be helpful if you are new to the process of calling companies. Often...

Intensive Outpatient Programs: When More is Better

• By: Joe Ruggiero, PhD Addiction Institute of New York
• January 1st, 2014
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The world of substance abuse treatment has gone through a great deal of change in the last decade. In the past, when a person entered substance abuse treatment, there was an immediate assumption that they needed a 28-inpatient rehab in order to “recover”. However, this standard has been changed...