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https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/09/massachusetts-state-house_1350.jpg1350900Medicaid drug spending doubled in five years in Massachusetts. The state wanted to exclude expensive drugs that weren't proven to work better than existing alternatives from its Medicaid plan, but the federal government blocked the effort.