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On the recordJanuary 8, 2018
And my own anecdotal sense that Medicaid expansion did not, in fact, cause an increase in opioid deaths is reinforced by a recent article in Health Affairs.
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Maggie Hassan
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Hassan argues against the idea that Medicaid expansion increased opioid deaths.

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