Get a Job or Lose Medicaid? Arkansas and Georgia Show It’s Not That Simple.
“Republicans in Congress are resurfacing an old idea − requiring many adults on Medicaid to get a job so they can keep their health insurance.
The work requirement is one of several ways the GOP is seeking to slash hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid, the government health program for low-income and disabled residents that covers about 1 in 5 Americans. Medicaid also covers pregnant women, 2 in 5 childbirths, and nursing homes for some low-income seniors and others.
Conservatives who support the idea say a work requirement would motivate people to seek employment and potentially secure health insurance through the workplace, saving taxpayers money. A Medicaid work requirement for healthy adults is about “empowering Americans” and would save more than $100 billion over a decade, according to Rep Dan Crenshaw, a Texas Republican, who introduced the legislation last month.”
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