Ducey limits Medicaid, state insurance opioid prescriptions

[TexasTowelie]

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday ordered the state's employee insurance plan and its Medicaid plan to limit narcotic painkiller prescriptions in an effort to cut future drug addiction.

The order signed by the Republican governor limits the initial prescription of opioid drugs for adults to a 7-day supply. Children are not prescribed more than a 7-day supply unless they have cancer, other chronic disease or a traumatic injury.

Ducey announced the actions during a Capitol event kicking off a campaign highlighting substance abuse issues known as National Red Ribbon Week.

"This is a preventive step, and one we hope that employers and insurance companies will follow our lead to address the scourge of addiction on the front end," Ducey said.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2016/10/24/ducey-limits-medicaid-state-insurance-opioid-prescriptions/92688280/

[Warpy]

1. Great move, Governor Stupid

Leaving people in serious pain will encourage them to get black market painkillers or commit suicide to end it.

This is why politicians should never be allowed to practice medicine.

[Shrike47]

3. Because poor people who use opioids should just suffer instead?

Bet he claims to be a Christian.

[Dustlawyer]

4. Many people with chronic pain are allergic to non-narcotic pain relievers.

they have no idea what kind of torture they will be putting people through. They have no idea what they are doing on these issues. makes you wonder how many other things they pass laws on that they have little to no idea the effect these laws will have. All they know is how their lobbyists feel about it.