Feb. 26, 2018 – An 11Alive Investigation uncovered a surge in drug tests paid for with Georgia Medicaid funds, highlighting an industry some believe takes advantage of unnecessary expensive tests and vulnerable patients trying to get sober. The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) pays the drug testing for patients covered under Medicaid. According to records the 11Alive Investigators obtained from the agency, the number of drug tests Georgia paid for jumped from 178,000 in 2015 to 247,000 last year.
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