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On the recordMarch 2, 2020
Do you know, roughly, how much Medicaid pays annually for that treatment? Well, about $7 billion or so.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Kennedy highlights the significant financial role of Medicaid in substance use disorder treatment.

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