
OpinionMarch 12, 2024
Medicaid Expansion Alone Isn’t Enough to Stop the Opioid Overdose Crisis
Expanding the state and federal insurance program helps prevent overdoses. But that only happens with enough treatment, and legal reform, to make it work
Courtney R. Yarbrough is a Rollins Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management in the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health. Her research examines ways to identify and eliminate barriers to access to substance use treatment.

Medicaid Expansion Alone Isn’t Enough to Stop the Opioid Overdose Crisis
Expanding the state and federal insurance program helps prevent overdoses. But that only happens with enough treatment, and legal reform, to make it work