On the recordSeptember 22, 2020
And this is very much a life-or-death situation for the millions of people with chronic health conditions...
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congress.govAnd this is very much a life-or-death situation for the millions of people with chronic health conditions...
Kennedy emphasizes the critical role of Medicaid for those with chronic health issues.
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It is absolutely vital that everyone with substance use disorder, the potential for it and mental illness, get the care they need as soon as possible.
But to my people in Massachusetts and our people in Chelsea--maybe they are predominantly Black and brown, men, women, and children--this administration's failure to test was no joke.
Do you know, roughly, how much Medicaid pays annually for that treatment? Well, about $7 billion or so.
As long as there are Americans out there without healthcare coverage or who are underinsured... we will not be able to overcome an opioid epidemic.