
OpinionMarch 18, 2025
Medicaid Cuts Kick Down on People Caught in the Opioid Epidemic
Proposed cuts to Medicaid could undo advances in treatment for opioid use disorders, risking more overdoses, deaths and stress on the U.S. health system
Richard G. Frank is a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution and director of the Brookings Center on Health Policy.

Medicaid Cuts Kick Down on People Caught in the Opioid Epidemic
Proposed cuts to Medicaid could undo advances in treatment for opioid use disorders, risking more overdoses, deaths and stress on the U.S. health system