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Budget battle erupts in nation’s capital over opioid settlement money

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For years, Washington, D.C., has paid for Medicaid — the state-federal health insurance program for low-income people — out of its general budget. But next year, the city is shifting part of that recurring multimillion-dollar cost to a new funding source: opioid settlement dollars.

First report: DC faces criticism over plan to use opioid settlement money to help fund Medicaid costs — wtop.com, 1d