The Trump administration is appealing rulings by a federal court that have blocked the implementation of Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky and found a similar program already in place in Arkansas violates federal law.
Some Ohio enrollees in Medicaid, which provides medical assistance to low-income individuals, will be required to work to maintain their eligibility, though similar pilot projects in other states are facing federal court challenges.
Using what are called Section 1115 waivers, which must be approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), states are allowed to experiment with the design of their health care programs.
Under the Trump administration, CMS has approved waivers for individual states to require adult Medicaid recipients with incomes above the federal poverty level to work, participate in job training, or undertake “community engagement” activities such as volunteering...........To Read More...
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