The Lexington Herald Leader's editorial page today extolled the virtues of a state-run prescription drug service taxpayers are paying $1 million over the next two years. The same service is available online here, here, and here.
The program, of course, will grow like gangbusters:
"The state will put a trained person and the necessary technology in each county to help elderly and low-income Kentuckians navigate the complicated process of finding and applying for drug-industry programs that provide free or reduced-cost medications."
In a sane world, this would be considered a fine example of government waste. It will surely be a "success" and deemed worthy of rapid expansion in future years. How are we ever going to fix Kentucky's overspending problem until we stop creating programs out of nice ideas that already exist?
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