Publication Date

4-23-2019

School

School of Health Sciences

Major

Biology: Biomedical Sciences

Keywords

opioid, epidemic, affordable care act, healthcare, Medicaid expansion

Disciplines

Medical Sciences | Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Public Health

Abstract

Despite the recent increase in public awareness of the opioid epidemic, the background of this epidemic is still disappointingly unknown to the public. The opioid epidemic is a national crisis which impacts, not only individuals’ wellbeing but the economy of the United States. The federal government sought to mitigate it through the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Medicaid expansion, which was built into this law, sparked controversy; controversy which has yet to be solved to this day. Going forward, the knowledge we gather from examining the connection between this epidemic and the Medicaid expansion will be indispensable, for it is from studying prior successes and failures that we learn to improve.

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