Medicaid to cover minor drug treatment

Published July 8, 2008 4:00am ET



Maryland doctors can get reimbursed for identifying and treating drug abusers, the Bush administration announced this week.

The move marks a dramatic shift towards treating drug abuse as a medical issue rather than a social failing, Baltimore doctors said.

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