Tag: Medicaid work requirements
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House Energy and Commerce Committee includes Medicaid work requirement in budget reconciliation bill
The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed its budget reconciliation bill on May 14 with a 30-24 vote after a May 13th markup of the previous draft version. The current version of the bill would require states to adopt community engagement requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents on Medicaid. The current version specifies community engagement…
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Kentucky Legislature overrides veto on Medicaid work requirements bill
On March 27th, the Kentucky Legislature voted to override Gov. Beshear’s (D) veto of House Bill 695, which requires the state to seek work requirements for able-bodied adult Medicaid recipients. Kentucky has a divided government with a Republican-controlled legislature and a Democratic governor. Kentucky is one of six states that require a simple majority vote…
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Arkansas Governor applies to CMS for waiver to implement work requirements for Medicaid
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders sent a section 1115 waiver request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) last Tuesday, January 28th, requesting permission to implement work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients aged 19-64. Section 1115 of the Social Security Act allows for states to request approval from the CMS to waive certain…