Accordingly, 70 percent of Americans said they supported work requirements in Medicaid in a survey the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation conducted in June. For the first time in the five-decade history of the Medicaid program, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will permit states to impose work requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries. Plus, everyone not explicitly excluded from work requirements will have to prove that they’re in compliance. Kentucky’s application ― which goes far beyond work requirements ― may be approved as soon as Friday, The Washington Post reported. Several states asked President Barack Obama’s administration to okay work requirements as part of expanding Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act.

Source: Huffington Post January 12, 2018 00:11 UTC