The Pennsylvania Opioid Data Dashboard provides data behind Pennsylvania's response to the opioid crisis.

The Wolf Administration is helping to rescue opioid use disorder patients and children born suffering from withdrawal symptoms by enhancing the state's response to the opioid epidemic.

The Wolf Administration is increasing access to treatment for people suffering with opioid use disorder. This tells the story of treatment within the state of Pennsylvania.

The Wolf Administration is working to reduce over-prescribing of opioids through use of the the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program and prescribing guidelines.

Pennsylvania's Medicaid program is a lifeline for vulnerable populations, including children, people with disabilities, older adults, and people who are battling substance use disorder. When Governor Tom Wolf expanded Medicaid in 2015, even more Pennsylvanians were able to get covered and get connected to critical health care services.

When Governor Tom Wolf expanded Medicaid in 2015, more Pennsylvanians than ever were able to access quality health care coverage. The expansion opened up Medicaid to even more people living on low incomes, people who had been diagnosed with substance use disorder, and others.

Medicaid provides health coverage to millions of Americans, including children, pregnant women, parents, seniors and individuals with disabilities. In some states the program covers all low-income adults below a certain income level.

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The Department of Human Services is focused on improving access to health care in Pennsylvania while reducing Medicaid spending. DHS has begun to reward health care providers for the quality of their care, focus on preventive screenings, and work to limit costly and sometimes unnecessary services, such as an overuse of emergency rooms.

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