Insurance Payments to Drug Addicts Lead to Relapse: Treatment Center Reps

Hospital staff members walk down a hallway at the University of California–Irvine Medical Center in Orange, Calif., on Dec. 16, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

A provision of insurance reimbursement that is made directly to patients, specifically for substance abuse treatment, continues to be scrutinized, as some say the practice can lead to relapse.

While some states have created laws stopping such payments, California is not one of them.