Inside the Red State Race to Destroy Medicaid
“Earlier this month, the Trump administration informed states that the federal government would now be open to state-level initiatives to impose work requirements or other conditions on Medicaid recipients. A number of red states had proposed such changes in years past but were rebuffed by the Obama administration. Now that the guidance has been issued, changes are likely coming fast. Even before the announcement was made, 10 states had already filed and were awaiting approval on various work requirement initiatives, and others are reportedly newly considering applying for such waivers.”