As a follow-up to yesterday’s policy call discussion, changes for Medicaid recipients is in the works.
JoAnn
JoAnn Weinberger
Co-Chair, Public Policy Committee
PAACE
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News Alert Thu, Jan 11, 2018, 6:24 AM
Trump administration to allow work requirements for Medicaid recipients, a major shift that could bring legal challenges
The new guidance will enable states to deny benefits to able-bodied adults unless they have jobs or participate in work-related activities or “community engagement.”
Such requirements, long pushed by conservatives, represent a tectonic change for the Medicaid program — which for more than a half-century has been a pillar of the nation’s social safety net. Critics say they contradict the objectives of the program and vow to sue.
The new rules come as 10 states, all with Republican governors, are already seeking federal permission to impose work requirements on able-bodied adults. Federal health officials are likely to approve the first waiver — probably for Kentucky — as soon as Friday, according to two people with knowledge of the process.
The idea of conditioning government benefits on “work activities” was first cemented into welfare 22 years ago. But most health policy experts have regarded Medicaid, which enables millions of people to afford medical care, as a right that should not hinge on their compliance with other rules.
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As a follow-up to yesterday’s policy call discussion, changes for Medicaid recipients is in the works.
JoAnn
JoAnn Weinberger
Co-Chair, Public Policy Committee
PAACE
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> Democracy Dies in Darkness
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> News Alert Thu, Jan 11, 2018, 6:24 AM
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> Trump administration to allow work requirements for Medicaid recipients, a major shift that could bring legal challenges
> The new guidance will enable states to deny benefits to able-bodied adults unless they have jobs or participate in work-related activities or “community engagement.”
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> Such requirements, long pushed by conservatives, represent a tectonic change for the Medicaid program — which for more than a half-century has been a pillar of the nation’s social safety net. Critics say they contradict the objectives of the program and vow to sue.
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> The new rules come as 10 states, all with Republican governors, are already seeking federal permission to impose work requirements on able-bodied adults. Federal health officials are likely to approve the first waiver — probably for Kentucky — as soon as Friday, according to two people with knowledge of the process.
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> The idea of conditioning government benefits on “work activities” was first cemented into welfare 22 years ago. But most health policy experts have regarded Medicaid, which enables millions of people to afford medical care, as a right that should not hinge on their compliance with other rules.
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