Medicaid expansion associated with fewer opioid overdose deaths across the US

(NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine) The expansion of Medicaid coverage for low-income adults permitted by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was associated with a 6% reduction in total opioid overdose deaths nationally, according to new research from NYU Grossman School of Medicine and University of California, Davis.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/nlh-mea010720.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

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