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People With Disabilities Say Medicaid Income Limits Stifle Career Advancement
States are scrambling to get ready for new Medicaid work requirements. Politicians’ focus on requiring work has angered many people with disabilities who have Medicaid and say current policies that apply to them have the opposite effect — making them choose between working or receiving benefits.
Medicaid Work Rules Leave Homeless People In The Cold
The Trump administration has decided that being homeless isn’t a medical condition and can’t count as an automatic out from having to meet new Medicaid work requirements.
A.I. Is Being Used To Boost Medicaid Enrollment, But Not Without Concerns
The rise of AI in the healthcare industry has prompted worries about who’s overseeing these tools and whether people are being improperly denied treatments or cut off from care.
Judge Declines To Block Strict Work Rules For Sick Patients On Medicaid
A federal judge has declined to stop the Trump administration from requiring that chronically ill Medicaid patients prove that they are physically unable to work in order to keep their insurance.
Trump And Democratic States Clash In Court Over Who's Too Sick To Work
Democratic attorneys general and the Justice Department are facing off for the first time in court Tuesday over the fine line between being sick and being “medically frail,” a distinction that could cost Medicaid recipients their health benefits.
Federal Changes Are Making It Harder For States To Take Medicaid Behind Bars
Some states are turning Medicaid on before some people leave jail or prison, with the goal of making sure they have a better chance of staying out of jail and staying alive. But just as 19 states race to build these programs, Medicaid itself is changing.
Doctors 'Cringe' At Paperwork Associated With New Medicaid Work Requirements
Final regulations issued in June say people can obtain an exemption if they’re “medically frail,” or too sick or disabled to work, which may require them to submit documentation from a medical professional.
Faced With Piles Of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps
Arizona’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rolls have plummeted, offering a possible preview of national trends as states try to avoid new federal penalties.
Medicaid Work Requirements Could Deeply Impact Farmworkers
Starting next year in most states, many adults enrolled in Medicaid will have to prove they work, are enrolled in college or vocational courses, volunteer, or do unpaid work for at least 80 hours a month. Advocates say this could pose a significant challenge to Medicaid-eligible farmworkers, who frequently work more than 80 hours a month during harvest season but less in other months.