Assembly sets hearing on rehab fraud

Filed under: alcohol and drug treatment centers

A California lawmaker has scheduled a hearing to examine disclosures of significant fraud in taxpayer-funded drug rehabilitation by The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN. Dr. Richard Pan, chairman of the Assembly Health Committee, wants to …
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“Rehab Racket” probe ordered

Filed under: alcohol and drug treatment centers

In a series of exposés dubbed “Rehab Racket,” CNN and the Center for Investigative Reporting said unscrupulous drug and alcohol counseling clinics are taking advantage of lax government oversight to bilk the Drug Medi-Cal program. Among the …
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