Opioid tax proposal spurs concern over cost consequences

Percocet is among the opioid painkillers that contains oxycodone. Creative Commons photo
With the 2018 legislative session winding down, a proposed tax on prescription opioids is mired in uncertainty.
The Senate Finance Committee is scrutinizing how the levy would work and whether it could drive up Medicaid costs, thus negating a portion of the state’s revenues.Get all of VTDigger's health care news.You'll never miss our health care coverage with our weekly headlines in your inbox.Daily
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