Kentucky becomes the first state to issue work requirements for Medicaid recipients. Eight other states are looking into doing the same. Gov. Matt Bevin (R-KY) discusses with Ali Velshi.
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Month: January 2018
Individual Mandate Now Gone, G.O.P. Targets the One for Employers
Congressional Republicans will try once again to undo a requirement in the Affordable Care Act for employers to offer coverage to their employees.
Individual Mandate Now Gone, G.O.P. Targets the One for Employers
Congressional Republicans will try once again to undo a requirement in the Affordable Care Act for employers to offer coverage to their employees.
Dr. Corey Hébert on Donald Trump’s reported physical results
Donald Trump’s physical results raise many questions for Dr. Corey Hébert, a.k.a. Dr. Common Sense. He and Joy Reid also discuss the possible fallout of Medicaid work requirements.
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Medicaid work mandate will create uncertainty in some states
Changes are on the way for some Medicaid recipients in states that want to implement a work requirement
Doctors say new Medicaid rules ‘like asking people to work with an anchor on their back’
Administration’s policy allows states to impose work requirements for people on Medicaid, meaning sick or injured Americans ‘have to go to work, no matter what’
Dr Gary Leroy’s patients are “salt of the earth”: inner-city people working in Dayton, Ohio as dishwashers, car mechanics and patient care assistants.
Related: Medicaid: Trump opens door for states to take away coverage from out-of-work Americans
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To Get Medicaid in Kentucky, Many Will Have to Work. Advocates for the Poor Are Horrified.
Led by the state’s Republican governor, the plan calls for many Medicaid recipients ages 19-64 to work at least 20 hours a week, beginning in July.
New Rules May Make Getting And Staying On Medicaid More Difficult
Indiana is one of the states poised to get permission to require Medicaid recipients to work. Advocates say work requirements may be good politics but they're bad policy.
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Utah Gov. On State’s Proposal To Impose Medicaid Work Requirements
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about his state's proposal to impose a work or community engagement requirement on Medicaid recipients. The Trump administration recently opened the door for states to implement such policies.