Trump's plan for Medicaid could hurt the opioid abusers he promised to help
By Dan Merica, CNN
... "The current version of the Trump-backed Republican health care plan would end the Obamacare requirement that addiction services and mental health treatment be covered under Medicaid in the 31 states that expanded the health care program. The GOP plan would instead leave up to states -- and their budgets -- to decide whether to cover drug treatment and mental health services under Medicaid. That's a decision advocates say could put the most vulnerable opiate abusers in greater risk, thanks to near-constant pressure on state budgets."
"Health care providers oppose GOP bill to repeal Obamacare
"If you cut off even the essential funding for people to get that treatment, they simply won't get it," said Dr. David C. Lewis, the founder of the Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies. "That is the problem." ...
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