Opioid crisis cost US economy $631B over 4 years
Most of the added health care costs for dealingwith opioid addiction and overdoses were borne by Medicaid, Medicare and other government programs, according to the report.
By GeoffMulvihill
Associated Press
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The opioid crisis cost the U.S. economy $631 billion from2015 through last year — and it may keep getting more expensive, according to a study released Tuesday by the Society of Actuaries.
The biggest driver of the cost over the four-year period is...
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