Can Tackling Addictions Reduce Medicaid Costs?

Discussions around Medicaid costs have become more heated than ever in recent months as President Donald Trump 's administration tries to push its budget bill through the legislative ranks.

House Republicans have instructed the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to slash $880 billion in spending over the next decade, with Medicaid making up 93 percent of the committee's budget.

As a result, the amount of money the federal Medicaid program needs to provide health care services for more than 70 million Americans has been under dispute, with some arguing there is significant waste and misuse of money in the system, while others have warned cuts would leave millions of vulnerable people without access to health care.

While lawmakers continue debating the divisive legislation, expert