Medicaid Work Requirements Shift to New Terrain

State policies requiring low-income adults to work to maintain Medicaid coverage have been gaining traction and sparking debate. With encouragement from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS), 20 states have proposed some form of “community engagement” requirements. These proposals typically involve mandating Medicaid beneficiaries to work a certain number of hours (usually 20 hours per week), engage in job training or community service, or obtain an exemption (such as having children with disabilities or being family ca regivers).
Source: JAMA - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research