It is taken as a fact that Medicaid helps in the fight against opioid addiction.
A recent Senate committee report pointed out that prominent publications like the New York Times say:
Public appreciation for the program [Medicaid] has steadily increased as people come to understand its importance in the health care system, including its central role in combating the opioid epidemic.
This “fact” took a central role in defending Medicaid funding in Obamacare during last year’s attempts to repeal the law.
The only problem is that this fact isn’t true.
The Senate report is entitled: Drugs for Dollars: How Medicaid Helps Fuel the Opioid Epidemic.
The Majority Staff of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs released the report on January 17 of this year.
