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There are much more precise ways to limit welfare fraud and waste. Scalpel-not-axe approach.
One example: Eliminate benzodiazepines from all formularies. There should be laws against prescribing them on an outpatient basis. Soooo many people simply claim anxiety and get those pills for cheap (thanks Medicaid!) and sell them and trade up on the street.
Forget universal drug testing. Just stop permitting doctors to hand out addictive substances. Benzodiazepines, opioids and amphetamines. Get rid of 'em. That'd be a giant step in the right direction.
One example: Eliminate benzodiazepines from all formularies. There should be laws against prescribing them on an outpatient basis. Soooo many people simply claim anxiety and get those pills for cheap (thanks Medicaid!) and sell them and trade up on the street.
Forget universal drug testing. Just stop permitting doctors to hand out addictive substances. Benzodiazepines, opioids and amphetamines. Get rid of 'em. That'd be a giant step in the right direction.