Open AccessHow ACA Repeal Would Worsen the Opioid Epidemic
Author(s) -
Peter D. Friedmann,
Christina M. Andrews,
Keith Humphreys
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmp1700834
Subject(s) - repeal , medicine , opioid epidemic , patient protection and affordable care act , opioid abuse , opioid , health insurance , health care , law , political science , receptor
Although the Affordable Care Act was not designed with the opioid epidemic in mind, it provides valuable tools for expanding access to medication treatment — tools that will be taken away if the president and Congress deliver on their promise to repeal the ACA.
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