Political battle erupts over Medicaid work requirements as Republicans frame them as preserving the safety net while ...

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President Donald Trump’s return to the White House sent a clear signal about Medicaid to Republicans across the country: Requiring enrollees to prove they are working, volunteering, or going to school ...

Still, several states are quickly moving to restart Medicaid work requirements. Besides the three states of Arkansas, Ohio, and South Carolina, Iowa and South Dakota are considering similar proposals.

Lost in the current debate over imposing “work requirements” for Medicaid eligibility has been how such requirements might actually benefit recipients and what “work-free Medicaid ...

But it doesn’t. Arkansas tried Medicaid work requirements seven years ago. The state used the requirements to remove 18,000 adults from the Medicaid rolls in just four months.

Sustained engagement with work is essential to helping Medicaid recipients achieve independence and maintaining a well-functioning safety net, as it empowers people to escape poverty and improve ...

Work requirements began in Georgia as part of a Medicaid expansion in June 2023, and as of January, only 6,500 adults had enrolled — a fraction of the 25,000 the state expected would sign up in ...

As states mull Medicaid work requirements, 2 with experience scale back By Renuka Rayasam, KFF Health News, Sam Whitehead, Kaiser Health News Feb 14, 2025 4:46pm ...

His comments are the latest in a familiar debate, as supporters cite work requirements as a path out of poverty, while critics decry the measures as punitive barriers to care. Both sides are ...

Expanding work requirements to SNAP and Medicaid, for example, must come with investments in education, training, and services. Third, the TANF experience shows that many single mothers left the ...