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For People With Opioid Addiction, Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Raises the Stakes - KFF Health News

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As of September , more than 25 million Americans had lost Medicaid coverage since the expiration of federal pandemic protections in March 2023 .

Methadone and buprenorphine are considered the gold standard of care for opioid addiction.

Researchers estimate that more than 1 million low-income Americans depend on the federal-state Medicaid program for lifesaving addiction care.

Florida is one of 10 states that have not expanded Medicaid for low-income adults.

Even before the Medicaid unwinding, about 13% of people younger than 65 in Florida were uninsured.

Waiting lists for subsidized methadone treatment are not uncommon, says Operation PAR clinic in Citrus County .

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