Washington: ObamaCare Puts Alcohol, Drug Treatment Programs in Jeopardy

Obamacare Puts Alcohol And Drug Treatment Programs In Jeopardy (Washington Free Beacon)

Washington Alcohol and Drug Treatment programs are in jeopardy as Obamacare threatens to close their doors.

If the legislature doesn’t make a budget fix in two weeks, thousands of recovering addicts may not have access to the help they need to remain clean.

Emily Scheving and Dallas Redlin, both recovering from alcohol and heroin addictions, first entered in-patient treatment and are now in out-patient therapy. They attend meetings every week at their local Recovery Center.

“Outpatient [therapy] keeps you accountable and the real work starts when you’re out on your own,” Redlin told KING-WA.

Obamacare has forced the state to stop giving money to outpatient services for the poor. The federal payments to the outpatient services do not cover the costs.