When it comes to healthcare policy, the incoming Trump administration has a unique opportunity to inject market forces, consumer choice, and smart policies to give Americans better alternatives when seeking help. Government bureaucrats usually make decisions that are in the interest of government bureaucrats rather than the interest of end users of healthcare. On the matter of opioids, a rational policy would be to push solutions that provide alternatives for those in pain so they don’t replace one problem with a new dependency on opioids.
As we look toward the policies that will shape the next term of the Trump administration, one matter that demands attention is the opioid crisis — a scourge that has ravaged American communities. In his first term, President-elect Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency, setting a precedent for aggressive…
