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'Medicaid work requirements'

Update: Arkansas's work requirement drops another 4,100 from Medicaid in October

Combined with coverage losses in September, the state has now dropped 8,500 Medicaid recipients from the rolls due to the work requirement.
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Kentucky governor's lawsuit against his own citizens over Medicaid work requirements dismissed

Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin's quixotic efforts to snatch health insurance away from poor Kentuckians was dealt another setback today when a federal judge in Frankfort, Ky., tossed out the governor's lawsuit against sixteen low-income Kentuckians. Meanwhile, the legal battle over Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas continues.
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First, get a job

On June 1, with the blessing of the Trump administration, Arkansas became the first state in the 50-year history of the Medicaid program to impose a work requirement on certain beneficiaries.

Arkansas's Medicaid work compliance plan is working as predicted. Bad news for working poor.

Arkansas's new rule to require work of many Medicaid recipients and a requirement that recipients report by computer is working. If by working you mean reducing the number of people eligible.
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Some working poor may still lose Medicaid under Arkansas’s new work requirements, study finds

Many Medicaid beneficiaries work full time — or more — but only a portion of the year, the lead author of the study noted. Among the group of recipients who aren't exempt but are currently working, he said, "we found they’re averaging about 35 hours per week. So it’s not that they’re opting to not work ... . It’s more a matter of whether they have consistent work or not.”

Trump administration won't grant exemptions to Native Americans for Medicaid work requirements

Tribal leaders have appealed to the Trump administration for exemptions to Medicaid work requirements but been rebuffed.
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Work requirement notices going out to first round of AR Works beneficiaries this week, DHS says

DHS will be mailing separate letters to those it presumes will be exempt — for example, the agency knows some households contain dependent children, based on other benefits data — and those it presumes will be subject to the requirement.

Medicaid advocate criticizes Arkansas Works' email-only reporting for work requirements

DHS Director Gillespie said the online-only reporting requirement was part of a concerted effort by her agency to move toward digital communications in general — but she also acknowledged it was simply more convenient for DHS.
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DHS rolls out work requirement portal for Arkansas Works beneficiaries

DHS said Monday that people can create an account and begin reporting exemptions now, though the requirement itself won't kick in until June 1.

Democratic leaders call on Trump administration to release costs of Medicaid work requirements

Modern Healthcare reports that leading Democrats are pushing the Trump administration to release information about the administrative costs of implementing new work requirements for the Medicaid program in red states, including Arkansas.
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The Get-to-work-slackers! open line

The open line comes with a warning for those on the Medicaid insurance coverage provided by Obamacare that they'll soon be required to report regularly to the state on their work habits.

Getting ready for the new Medicaid work requirement. Legal Aid offers help

Legal Aid of Arkansas has begun putting out the word about the coming work requirement for Medicaid benefits. It will offer help to those who need it to avoid losing coverage.
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