Medicaid enrollees with substance use disorders have higher health costs than those without, around $1,200 compared to $550 ...

Nevertheless, whether potential cuts to Medicaid funding would in fact cut costs is unclear. Like with any medicine, reducing access to treatments used for addiction can make people seek care when ...

Key cost-reduction strategies include work requirements for many “able-bodied” adult Medicaid enrollees as ... is that many struggling with addiction and lack of resources land in this group.

Democrats are warning that proposed Medicaid cuts by Republicans could result in thousands of Americans being denied treatment for opioid addiction ... The spending reduction is part of the ...

The streamlining of various agencies has allegedly led to a reduction of ... he added. "So Medicaid paying for addiction treatment over time may actually reduce costs to Medicaid as people with ...

My addiction had stripped away everything ... When I finally found a bed in a treatment center, it was Medicaid that covered the cost. Without it, I would have been left to die on the streets ...

Ciscomani, who represents a swing district where 24 percent of people are on Medicaid, said he supports work requirements, more eligibility checks and fraud-reduction efforts, but said anything ...

My addiction had stripped away everything ... When I finally found a bed in a treatment center, it was Medicaid that covered the cost. Without it, I would have been left to die on the streets, another ...