Gov. Bevin Says Blocking Work Requirements Hurts Opioid Users

Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin (R) Thursday (April 18) slammed a decision by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg to invalidate work requirement programs in both Bevin’s state and Arkansas, where the program was already underway, alleging that stopping the program hurts efforts to prevent opioid deaths and treat users. Bevin’s office did not respond by press time to questions on what sort of things the 1115 work requirement waiver would have allowed the state to do with respect to opioid use...