There are four facilities in Delaware that provide addiction-related services. Delaware was the 25th state to receive approval of the substance abuse waiver by the feds. Previously, federal Medicaid funds could not be used to pay for addiction-related services at IMDs (institutions for mental disease) for individuals ages 21 to 64.
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Delaware gets waiver to use Medicaid funds to treat addiction at private mental health centers
By Delaware Business Now
| August 15, 2019
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