Americans Want Health Insurance To Pay For Drug Rehab: Survey

A new report says 71% of Americans believe health insurance should cover the cost of substance abuse addiction treatment, although most consumers don’t know if their own health insurance would pay for such treatment.

According to the report from Hazelden, Center City, Minn., a nonprofit organization that helps fight drug addiction, 78% of Americans it surveyed consider drug addiction to be a chronic disease rather than a personal failing. In addition, 56% say their company doesn’t have an employee assistance program to help employees deal with problems involving alcohol or other drugs.