This article was first published on NerdWallet.com. Medicare does provide coverage for treatment of substance use disorders. But there are a wide variety of approaches, and Medicare pays for only the ...

While many people immediately picture young adults when thinking about the current addiction and overdose epidemic, this crisis is affecting all generations. In fact, more than 7 million older ...

July 1 (UPI) --Opioid addicts covered by Medicare and Medicaid are less likely to receive the mental health and substance use treatment that they need, a new study says. Addicts with public insurance ...

Here’s the good news for anyone wondering if Medicare provides coverage for treatment of substance use disorders: It does. But the bad news is that there’s a lot of fine print to be aware of, and ...