Editing Patty Murray (section)

=== Opioids ===
In March 2017, Murray was one of 21 senators to sign a letter led by [[Ed Markey]] to Senate Majority Leader [[Mitch McConnell]] that noted that 12% of adult [[Medicaid]] beneficiaries had some form of substance abuse disorder, in addition to one third of treatment for opioid and other substance-use disorders in the United States being financed through Medicaid, and opined that the [[American Health Care Act]] could "very literally translate into a death spiral for those with opioid use disorders" due to the insurance coverage lacking adequate funds for care, often causing people to abandon treatment.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/baldwin-democratic-senators-call-trumpcare-disastrous-for-battle-against-opioid-crisis/ |title=Baldwin, Democratic Senators Call TrumpCare Disastrous for Battle Against Opioid Crisis |date=March 21, 2017 |publisher=urbanmilwaukee.com}}</ref>