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Collective members Professor Brandon Marshall and Abdullah Shihipar wrote more about this in an article for The New Republic, warning about the consequences cuts would have on tackling the overdose crisis.

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This was echoed by more than 300 experts in the addictions and substance use field who wrote a letter to Congress warning about the impacts cuts to HHS and Medicaid would have.

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This is all happening as overdose deaths finally decline.

“We can’t mistake this progress for victory. Sustained investment is essential if we want to build on this momentum instead of backsliding.” Professor Alex Macmadu told the WSJ.

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Once again - 8.6 million people could lose their care. That's bound to include thousands, if not millions of people who access substance use treatment.

People on Medicaid are at higher risk of overdosing than other groups (Medicaid being a proxy for poverty) — things are fragile. Pushing people off their care will only increase the risk of overdose and overdose death.

Despite this, only 55% of people with a SUD on Medicaid get care. This tells us that we need to improve access to treatment — that can’t happen if people are being thrown off their insurance.

Medicaid covers a vast majority of people who are enrolled in treatment for substance use disorder — 93% of claims for treatment were covered by Medicaid according to a recent analysis of national claims data.

Currently, Congress is considering a bill that would slash Medicaid by billions of dollars. This would result in 8.6 million people losing their care. Medicaid is a government health insurance plan provides health insurance for low income people.