The opioid epidemic will worsen if Medicaid health insurance programs are cut back as proposed in the U.S. House-passed American Health Care Act, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and others say.
Stories Related to Sen. Casey: If Medicaid Is Cut, Opioid Epidemic Will Worsen
By Kate Malongowski kmalongowski@timesonline.com, The Beaver County Times
Tue, 06/20/2017 - 12:00pm
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Topics: Pennsylvania Beaver County Beaver
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