Medically assisted treatment for opioid and other substance abuse works. Since April, when I offered my amendment to increase our state’s funding for advanced treatment, I have been fighting so that people can get access to these services.
Working with our Governor, and my legislative colleagues, I’m grateful that we were able to increase reimbursement rates for medically assisted substance abuse treatment. The opioid epidemic – and substance abuse more broadly – affects all of us and expanding this critical treatment will allow more people to get the help they need