U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan this week accused a national chain of opioid addiction clinics with multiple locations in New Hampshire of improper business practices that undermine the quality of care in pursuit of profit.
In a letter to New Season obtained by the Bulletin, Hassan wrote that her team has conducted interviews with several employees and clients of the clinic that reveal a number of “troubling allegations” about the clinics’ practices.
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