Trump Has Opportunities on Opioid Issue, Observers Say

West Virginia will soon require doctors to follow the Centers for Disease Control’s opioid guidelines when prescribing opioid pain medication to Medicaid patients or to public employees with state health insurance. And some say the new Trump administration has an opportunity to encourage other states to do the same. The federal government could tell states that they’re eligible for certain grants only if their doctors adhere to the CDC guidelines, said Gary Mendell, founder and chairman of Shatterproof, a nonprofit aimed at battling addiction. The grants could similarly be tied to...