Medicaid limits access to life-saving doses of addiction care

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In most states, Medicaid — the largest payer of substance use disorder treatment in the U.S. — caps the doses it will pay for at arbitrary levels, typically at no more than 24 milligrams.(Simone Hogan/Dreamstime/TNS)

In most states, Medicaid — the largest payer of substance use disorder treatment in the U.S. — caps the doses it will pay for at arbitrary levels, typically at no more than 24 milligrams.

Originally published at Tribune News Service