Two-year cap on methadone treatment for MaineCare patients starts Jan. 1

Two-year cap on methadone treatment for MaineCare patients starts Jan. 1

There are 4,760 drug-addicted Mainers receiving methadone maintenance treatment to fight opiate addiction, and 3,119 of those — more than 65 percent — are on public assistance under MaineCare, the Medicare program for the state, Martins said.