Make Doctor’s Licenses Like Driver’s Licenses? Medical Groups Say No
Should medical professionals have to be licensed everywhere they practice?
Idaho Looks at a Partial Alternative for Medicaid Expansion; Wooing the NFL With a No-Drone Policy
Also: Bus drivers using hand signals to boost safety and new Kansas state slogan suggestions.
5 Ways States Achieve Meaningful Medicaid Transformation
Leadership, data, funding, resources and monitoring are important areas.
Mapping U.S. Geographic Variations in Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing
Knowing where antibiotics are prescribed most often could help effectively target antibiotic stewardship efforts.
Medicaid Recipients Still Lack Dental Care
State programs aren't required to cover adults.
Outgoing Kentucky Governor Defends State’s Obamacare Initiatives
As Republican Gov.-elect Matt Bevin continues to pledge cuts, Steve Beshear urges that with Kynect and Medicaid expansion, he should “just look at the facts.”
Citing Cost to Taxpayers, Cities and States Tackle Obesity
Cities and states are tackling obesity, and with good reason: obesity-related health problems cost the nation as much as $210 billion each year.
Oregon’s Lagging Asbestos Rules; Failed Hack Attempts on New Orleans Websites
Also: Exurban Minnesota subdivisions lament their lack of broadband and a ‘novel concept’ for waiting in line in Massachusetts.
Can the Internet of Things Combat Child Obesity in Cities?
A new technology accelerator is giving Olathe, Kansas, the tools it needs to help create the parks and playgrounds of the future.
Bringing Some Clarity to Complex Regulatory Questions in Legal Weed States
A University of Washington law school clinic will help government offices and private-sector startups navigate fast-moving regulations, markets, intellectual property law, health and science research.
5 Things States Can Do to Prepare for Health Coverage Questions This Tax Season
Simply getting the new proof-of-coverage forms out isn’t enough.
School Reform Movement Hits Bump in Calif.; Planned Parenthood Wins and Loses in 2 States
Also: More voting facilities on reservations in Montana and a Florida job creation program is under scrutiny.
Help for California Towns With Dry Wells; Making America More Dementia Friendly Now
Also: Hoping to end the gerrymander in Ohio and working to turnaround the criminal justice disaster in Maryland
Substance Use Disorder and the Role of States
According to the most recent data, of the nearly 22 million Americans who have a substance use disorder, less than 20 percent received the treatment they needed.
Jurors Order Gun Shop to Pay $6 Million in Damages; Senator Aims to Outlaw Unloading of Adopted Kids
Also: One-third of Louisiana’s uninsured fall into coverage gap and Seattle highway tunnel crews set to start enormous soggy drilling project again.
Should the Smoking Age Be 21? Some Legislators Say Yes
Hawaii is raising its legal smoking age to 21, and nearly a dozen other states have considered it to deter young people from starting to smoke.
Report: State Lawmakers ‘Playing Doctor’ Causing Medical, Ethical Problems for Physicians
Any legislation inserting politics into the patient-provider relationship should be resisted, according to a coalition of public interest groups.
How Heroin is Hitting the Foster Care System
The number of children in foster care is on the rise. States say heroin abuse by parents is a growing reason why.
Police Lawsuit Aims to Make Milwaukee Gun Shop Pay; Major Kentucky ‘Obamacare’ Insurer Goes Belly Up
Also: Salt Lake charter school teachers are ‘unqualified,’ not sticking around and judge orders Arkansas to reveal the identity of its execution-drug supplier.
Securing the Border in Texas With More Cameras; A Solution for Flint's Lead Problem?
Also: A one-person anti-bullying office in Iowa and a godly natural disaster-prevention plan in Tennessee
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