Wisconsin Studies Effectiveness Of Improved Substance Abuse InsuranceCoverage

February 21, 2000

Wisconsin Studies Effectiveness Of Improved Substance Abuse Insurance Coverage

The Wisconsin Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS) is examining the costs and benefits to employers that offer better health plan benefits for substance abuse problems. The project - Enhanced Substance Abuse Benefits Project - represents a departure from previous efforts to amend the state mandates for insurance benefits for alcohol and other drug abuse (AODA) treatment, according to BSAS' Substance Abuse News. The project will include a task force of representatives from selected employers in Wisconsin, insurance companies and HMOs, treatment providers, the Office . . .