What Medicaid acceptance looks like at Colorado substance use treatment centers
- Overdose deaths rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, a global health crisis.
- The COVID-19 pandemic, coinciding with a fentanyl epidemic, impacted physical and mental health.
- Researchers identified stigmatization, lack of capacity, and unaffordability as critical challenges.
- In 2022, only 74% of American treatment centers accepted Medicaid payments, according to SAMHSA.
- Iowa shows a high Medicaid acceptance rate of 91.6%, while Mississippi's rate is 60.4%.
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What Medicaid acceptance looks like at Colorado substance use treatment centers
Photographee.eu // Shutterstock What Medicaid acceptance looks like at Colorado substance use treatment centers Overdose deaths tragically rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, sparking renewed calls for awareness of substance use disorders and access to treatment. The once-in-a-century global health crisis had widespread impacts on physical and mental health and coincided with America’s worsening fentanyl epidemic. And though calls have been made …
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