Out of Reach: How Gaps in Medicare Coverage of Substance Use Disorder Care Harm Beneficiaries
Jun 23, 2023
Retirement should mark an exciting new chapter, not a health care nightmare! More than 4.3 million adults 65+ have a substance use disorder, but very few receive treatment through Medicare. As leaders of the Medicare Addiction Parity Project, Legal Action Center developed an issue brief that includes stories from beneficiaries who have struggled to get the lifesaving addiction treatment they need and recommendations for how to close these dangerous gaps in Medicare coverage.
In 2022, RRF Foundation for Aging awarded a two-year grant to Legal Action Center of the City of New York. Inc. in support of advocacy efforts to bring parity in healthcare coverage for older adults on Medicare experiencing substance use disorders.
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