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HARRISBURG â Two Philadelphia addiction treatment providers face criminal charges for allegedly bribing recovery homes for referrals and forcing patients into substandard care, prompting renewed calls from state lawmakers to strengthen oversight.
Southwest Nu-Stop and New Journeys in Recovery were both named by The Inquirer in a 2017 story that found people who ran recovery homes stripped people with substance use disorder of basic rights, told them which treatment facilities to attend, and threatened them with eviction if they didnât comply. The people who ran those recovery homes would then receive illegal, under-the-table payments of hundreds of dollars per person monthly, while the addiction treatment facilities billed the government for clientsâ care.
Lawmakers renew call for stronger addiction treatment oversight as two Pa providers charged whyy.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from whyy.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.