Apparently, this is becoming a trend. Yesterday, we passed on word of New York’s governor George Pataki stopping state subsidies of Viagra to preclude accidentally giving it to sex offenders. Now, Virginia’s Mark Warner is doing the same thing, albeit in a more targeted manner.
Warner bars Viagra payments for sex offenders (AP)
Medicaid paid the costs of Viagra and other prescription impotence drugs for 52 men registered as violent sex offenders in Virginia, a state official said Thursday. Gov. Mark R. Warner issued an emergency order Thursday that bars the state from paying for the drugs for those 52 men under the government program for the poor, elderly and disabled.
The cost of the drugs was at least $3,085, said Patrick Finnerty, director of the state’s Department of Medical Assistance Services. That does not include prescriptions for a few offenders who participated in managed care programs whose premiums are paid through Medicaid.
Another major problem solved. Another $3,085 will go a long way in solving Northern Virginia’s traffic woes.
Related: New York Ends Viagra Subsidies to Stop Sex Offenders
