And in Arkansas, which imposed work requirements last year, more than 18,000 people lost their coverage for failing to comply. ASSOCIATED PRESS Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan's newly elected Democratic governor, is urging the GOP state legislature to roll back Medicaid work requirements slated to take effect next year. The Obama administration looked askance at work requirements on the theory that they could harm beneficiaries, which would be a clear violation of the Medicaid statute. Of course, it’s not clear how much the Trump administration cares about what happens to the people who lose Medicaid ― or whether it cares at all. The Washington Post via Getty Images Seema Verma, who oversees Medicaid for the Trump administration, has urged states to impose work requirements on Medicaid — and approved several applications to do so.

Source: Huffington Post February 08, 2019 21:33 UTC