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Medicaid cuts in tax bill projected to generate spike in opioid deaths

Medicaid cuts in tax bill projected to generate spike in opioid deaths

The Republican tax bill signed into law earlier this month could result in a significant death toll for people seeking treatment for opioid addiction, according to a group of health economics researchers.  Specifically, cuts to Medicaid could result in large numbers of the program’s beneficiaries losing access to medications for opioid use disorder, per the new estimate, which was published …

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