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Medicaid – Especially Medicaid Expansion – Fuels Bipartisan Progress in Combating the Opioid Epidemic

The Joint Economic Committee – Minority today released a report with new data on Medicaid’s role in combating the opioid epidemic and fentanyl crisis. The report finds that about one million people receive the gold standard for opioid addiction treatment through Medicaid, and that more than 60 percent of these individuals are only eligible for Medicaid through Medicaid Expansion. 

You can read the full report here