Medicaid – Especially Medicaid Expansion – Fuels Bipartisan Progress In Combating The Opioid Epidemic

On April 9, 2025, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee - Minority published this report which found that Medicaid (especially Medicaid expansion) fuels bipartisan progress in combating the opioid epidemic. Twelve states that have currently implemented Medicaid expansion also enacted a trigger law to allow the state to end coverage for the expansion population if the federal matching percentage drops below a certain threshold . . .