researchmatbuprenorphineOnly 3% of Young Patients Stay on Addiction MedicationEight years of national Medicaid claims show where young people with opioid use disorder drop out of care: half never start treatment, most never receive medication, and fewer than one in 30 is still taking it six months later. The findings arrive as New York, home to one of the country's largest Medicaid programs, prepares for federal changes that could push more patients out of care.October 5, 20267 min read
newstreatmentfunding10 More States Join Federal Addiction Treatment Program—Here's Why New York Already LeadsThe federal government just expanded its most ambitious addiction treatment funding model to 10 additional states. New York, already operating CCBHCs since 2017, shows what sustainable Medicaid-funded care looks like.June 5, 20264 min read
newspolicyfederalNew York's Top Addiction Official Warns $13 Billion Medicaid Cut Could 'Destabilize' Treatment System StatewideAt a Penn conference, NY's addiction services commissioner warned that losing $13 billion in Medicaid funding would force impossible choices between prevention, treatment, and harm reduction—and likely cost lives.April 9, 20268 min read
newsmedicaidfundingFederal Medicaid Probe Threatens Coverage for 1.7 Million New Yorkers — Including Those Seeking Addiction TreatmentThe Trump administration has opened a fraud investigation into New York's $124 billion Medicaid program, threatening to freeze payments if the state doesn't respond within 30 days. For the 1.7 million New Yorkers who depend on Medicaid-funded health care—including thousands in addiction treatment—the stakes couldn't be higher.March 13, 20268 min read
