The Politics of the Opioid Epidemic in Ohio
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Iowa department launches review of state’s child-protection system; Pennsylvania Republicans push pension reform; and Lincoln’s trolley troubles.
Are Pharmaceutical Companies to Blame for the Opioid Epidemic?
Recent state, local and tribal lawsuits are asking courts whether the current crisis is comparable to the one over tobacco in the ’90s.
Coaching Overdose Survivors to Avoid the Next One
New York City is launching an opioid recovery program that dispatches “recovery coaches” to emergency rooms to counsel overdose survivors on how to avoid a second brush with death.
At the Epicenter of Minnesota’s Ongoing Measles Outbreak
How health officials in Hennepin County are tailoring their efforts to suit the cultural and religious needs of the Somali-American community that’s most affected.
Losing Planned Parenthood
In Iowa, Republicans say women can go elsewhere for family-planning care. But are health-care facilities actually prepared to fill the gap?
Mick Mulvaney Doesn't Want You to Think What's Happening to Medicaid Is a Cut. It Is.
Three answers to Medicaid questions that came up during the White House budget director’s testimony before the Senate Budget Committee.
How a Usually Harmless Bacteria Ended Up Killing 18 People in Wisconsin
An outbreak shows the slippery slope between benign and deadly.
Why Miami Was a Perfect Gateway for Zika
The virus showed up months—or even years—before anyone realized it was there.
CBO: 23 Million Americans Left Uninsured by House-passed AHCA
The impact of the two waivers that change essential health benefits and coverage for pre-existing conditions hasn’t been studied until now.
Trump Budget Plan Calls for States to Pay About 25% of Food Stamp Benefits by 2023
A cost-sharing arrangement the administration has proposed would mark a major financial restructuring of the SNAP program, which covered $66 billion in benefits last year.
Trump’s Budget Calls for $610 Billion in Cuts to Medicaid—What Does that Mean for States?
The Medicaid cut assumes the passage of the GOP health care bill, leaving state budget officers wondering how they will deal with this “generational change” in the way the program is financed.
What States Can Expect From Trump’s Budget Plan on Sharing Food Stamp Costs
“What we do is go to the states and say, ‘look, we want you to have a little bit of skin in the game,’” said White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney.
City and County Leaders to Trump: ONDCP Cuts Weaken Response to Opioid Epidemic
The White House appears to be cutting the budget for the Office of National Drug Control Policy by 95 percent—a reduction in funds akin to effective elimination.
Partnership May Bring Lockboxes Stocked With Narcan to Massachusetts Street Corners
The lockboxes envisioned for Cambridge are designed to make it easier for bystanders to act quickly if they were to come upon someone experiencing an overdose emergency.
Police Officer’s Near-Fatal Fentanyl-Contact Overdose Prompts New Concerns
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: L.A. city elections; dead mouse found in N.D. town’s water supply; and Wisconsin mayor suddenly resigns and gives no reason.
How Prosecutors Are Responding to Shifting Views on Marijuana
A new National District Attorneys Association report “puts prosecutors on the map” on key issues facing the future of marijuana use.
The States That Tax Cigarettes at the Highest and Lowest Rates
The Tax Foundation has new rankings and an interactive tool that look at the taxes states levy on a pack of smokes and changes in state cigarette tax revenue over the years.
Even if the AHCA Doesn’t Prevail, States Can Still Pursue Their Own Health Care Reforms
The ‘patchwork quilt’ of the Medicaid program is about to get even patchier.
Visualizing Baltimore’s Food Deserts
By identifying where food access is poor, government agencies and nonprofits can better allocate resources.
Kentucky Is Home to the Greatest Declines in Life Expectancy
In eight counties in the state, people can expect to die younger than their parents.
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