As Arkansas ushers in new Trump-era Medicaid rules, thousands fear losing benefits
“In June, Arkansas became the first U.S. state to require that many able-bodied Medicaid recipients do some combination of work, volunteer, job training or schooling a minimum of 80 hours each month to keep their benefits, a sweeping shift in healthcare rules that will soon be followed by Indiana and New Hampshire. Another eight states await approval from the Trump administration for similar work requirements that will fundamentally refigure the 50-year-old program.”