Policy Memo | Opioid Crisis in Wisconsin
For a UW-Madison course on Public Policy Analysis, I participated in a group project focused on researching the opioid epidemic. We spent a semester researching the crisis, specifically focusing on its impact on rural areas and the lack of funding for treatment and community health centers. Our fina assessment presents and analysis of the crisis, three policy options, and the pros and cons of each.
Our three policy alternatives were as follows:
Creating new guidelines for pain medication prescription
Increased funding for community health centers
Expansion of medication-assisted treatment under BadgerCare
After weighing the options, our final recommendation was Alternative 2: increased funding for community health centers.