Comments on: 2008 Cost of Drug Rehab: Insurance Coverage for Drug Rehab http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2007/09/10/insurance-coverage-for-drug-rehab/ Drug rehab blog from Gatehouse Academy. Gatehouse is a long term drug rehab and alcohol rehab and extended care treatment center for young adults offer the opportunity for young adults age 17-25 to recover from their dependencies. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:56:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2007/09/10/insurance-coverage-for-drug-rehab/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Anonymous Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:05:19 +0000 http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2007/09/10/insurance-coverage-for-drug-rehab/#comment-30 <p>It is unfortunate that the major players in government and the the health care industry are igonoring the huge costs (human lives and the cost to the health care system) of untreated addiction.</p> <p>We know that long term treatment works very well for the suffering addict yet it is not covered.</p> <p>How can this be changed? Clinicians and Executives in the field need to start speaking out on the significant impact untreated addictions has and will have on our country.</p> It is unfortunate that the major players in government and the the health care industry are igonoring the huge costs (human lives and the cost to the health care system) of untreated addiction.

We know that long term treatment works very well for the suffering addict yet it is not covered.

How can this be changed? Clinicians and Executives in the field need to start speaking out on the significant impact untreated addictions has and will have on our country.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2007/09/10/insurance-coverage-for-drug-rehab/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Anonymous Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:55:13 +0000 http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2007/09/10/insurance-coverage-for-drug-rehab/#comment-29 <p>Sadly the purpose of insurance is to cover medical treatment for medically disagnosed disorders. This is horribly limiting in two ways: one is that non-medical treatments, even though proven successful, are not usually covered. And secondly, preventative efforts, to prevent the onset or at least deter the progression of disease, are not usually covered. The end result? The insurance company ends up paying more when the disease progresses and finally necessitates hospitalization and esoteric treatments.</p> Sadly the purpose of insurance is to cover medical treatment for medically disagnosed disorders. This is horribly limiting in two ways: one is that non-medical treatments, even though proven successful, are not usually covered. And secondly, preventative efforts, to prevent the onset or at least deter the progression of disease, are not usually covered. The end result? The insurance company ends up paying more when the disease progresses and finally necessitates hospitalization and esoteric treatments.

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