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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2026 2:56 pm
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Methadone treatment for opioid use—which cuts the risk of death by overdose in half—among individuals insured by Medicaid-insured increased substantially after 2010, according to a new Penn Medicine analysis. But researchers say that since as few as a quarter of people with opioid use disorder receive medication treatment, the study highlights a need for expanded access.

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