According to the CDC 40% of Medicaid patients prescribed an opiate are misusing or abusing the drug. Almost half of prescription drug overdoses are by those on

According to the CDC 40% of Medicaid patients prescribed an opiate are misusing or abusing the drug. Almost half of prescription drug overdoses are by those on Medicaid. Medicaid patients with an opiate drug prescription had about six prescriptions on average in 2010. Compared to people with private insurance options, Medicaid patients were much more likely to be prescribed stronger painkillers and have more prescriptions. https://www.thefix.com/content/study-shows-40-medicaid-patients-opiate-prescriptions-abuse-painkillers https://www.thefix.com/content/study-shows-40-medicaid-patie...