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Released: January 11, 2018

Trump administration says states may impose Medicaid work requirements

Source: Amy Goldstein, Washington Post (Paid Registration)

The Trump administration issued guidance to states that will allow them to compel people to work or prepare for jobs in order to receive Medicaid for the first time in the half-century history of this pillar of the nation’s social safety net.

The letter to state Medicaid directors opens the door for states to cut off Medicaid benefits to Americans unless they have a job, are in school, are a caregiver or participate in other approved forms of “community engagement”.

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