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flag Nearly 70% of Medicaid patients with opioid use disorder didn’t get proven medication treatment within six months, with racial disparities and proposed funding cuts raising concerns.

flag A new study of over a million Medicaid patients diagnosed with opioid use disorder finds nearly 70% didn’t receive medication treatment within six months, despite proven effectiveness of drugs like buprenorphine and methadone. flag Black and Hispanic patients were less likely to access care, especially methadone, which cuts overdose risk by 86%. flag Treatment rates rose slightly from 27% to 34% over four years, but most remain untreated. flag Researchers urge policy changes to expand access, warning that proposed Medicaid funding cuts could worsen the crisis.

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