Overdose rates higher & opioid addiction care scarcer, in Medicaid work requirement states

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Low-income people with addiction, especially those with addiction to opioids, may find it hard to access the kind of care they need to recover no matter where they live, a new study suggests. But treatment for opioid problems is especially scarce in states that may drop people from Medicaid health insurance rolls -- unless they can show that they're working, in school, have a disability or are medically frail or receiving substance use disorder treatment.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news