
What We're Reading: Opioid Alternative; Indiana's Medicaid Expansion; Maine to Link Work to Medicaid
Companies Seek an Alternative Option to Opioids
New “bespoke” drugs may be one of a few new viable alternatives to addictive opioids, which doctors are trying to avoid prescribing as the United States battles an opioid epidemic.
How Has Indiana’s Medicaid Expansion Worked?
Indiana’s Medicaid expansion, implemented by Vice President Mike Pence when he was governor, had some conservative twists that may be a blueprint for red states looking to expand under the new administration.
Maine Seeks to Link Medicaid to Work
Following in Indiana’s footsteps, Maine is looking to make changes to its Medicaid program that the last administration might not have been open to. The state actually wants to reduce enrollment in the program and hopefully raise incomes by linking enrollment in Medicaid to work requirements,
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