Medicaid enrollees with substance use disorders require significantly higher health costs than those without—around $1,200 per month on average compared to $550, according to KFF.

South Dakota health professionals and advocates are warning that new Medicaid work requirements could disrupt care for people ...

My addiction had stripped away everything: my career, my home, my dignity. I was at the absolute bottom, a place where the idea of work was not just impossible, but utterly irrelevant.

"The cuts will be absolutely devastating to our organization's ability to provide services to our community members," said ...

Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday formally asked a federal watchdog to investigate Minnesota's “rampant" Medicaid fraud ...

South Carolina receives $14 million to enhance opioid addiction treatment, including buprenorphine and methadone access.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS), which oversees the state's Medicaid program, has received a significant $14 million boost i ...

Lister pointed to a 2021 study published by the American Medical Association, which found that improving access to opioid addiction treatment can save between $25,000 to $105,000 in lifetime costs ...

OPINION: Proposed Medicaid cuts will drive up health care costs By John R. Vigil May 30, 2025 Updated Jun 17, 2025 2 min to read ...