Legal marijuana saves Medicare $165 million
States that allow medical marijuana are saving big money on prescriptions.
Click here for reuse options!States that legalized medical marijuana — which is sometimes recommended for symptoms like chronic pain, anxiety or depression — saw declines in the number of Medicare prescriptions for drugs used to treat those conditions and a dip in spending by Medicare Part D, which covers the cost on prescription medications, according to new research. Because the prescriptions for drugs like opioid painkillers and antidepressants and associated Medicare spending on those drugs fell in states where marijuana could feasibly be used as a replacement, researchers said it appears likely legalization led to a drop in prescriptions.
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whatthe46 July 7th, 2016 at 19:11
wonderful.
amersham1046 July 7th, 2016 at 19:37
WHOA, you mean all those 60s hippie freaks were on to something
Obewon July 8th, 2016 at 00:09
$165 M Medicare savings with better quality of life too! I am also a fiscal conservative in times of plenty.
bpollen July 8th, 2016 at 04:46
Here’re spokespeople for the marijuana industry describing what they see as a rosy future:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fZBaPS_XvQ