Sen. Brown on Senate Healthcare Bill: Can’t Take Away Number One Tool in Fight Against Opioids
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"This bill takes away the number one tool we have in the fight against opioids - Medicaid treatment. We cannot allow
According to a Harvard study more than 220,000 Ohioans with addiction or mental health disorders now have coverage under the Affordable Care Act - 151,257 through the Medicaid expansion and 69,225 under private insurance purchased through the marketplace. Repeal would kick those people off of their insurance, potentially disrupting treatment services for hundreds of thousands of Ohioans as they are fighting for their lives.
The bill would end the Medicaid expansion, which allows thousands of Ohioans to get treatment, and replace it with just
The bill would not only take away coverage for addiction treatment, but it also does nothing to lower costs for Ohioans struggling to afford their premiums or prescription drug costs.
Ohioans between the ages of 50 and 65 who do not have coverage through an employer would face even higher healthcare costs and be charged up to five times as much for coverage, and all Ohioans could lose access to essential health benefits currently mandated under the Affordable Care Act, such as mental health services and maternity coverage.
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