Ontario Clamps Down on U.S. Treatment of Chemical Dependency

OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News Ontario officials have started to put measures in place to limit payments to U.S. health care facilities, including those facilities specializing in treatment of chemical dependency. A portion of out-of-country treatments are paid for by the province under the Canadian Health Care System. These payments by the province of Ontario to U.S. chemical dependency treatment facilities increased from $5 million three years ago to $47 million last year. One patient was treated at six different U.S. facilities, costing the province $438,000, according . . .