Commonwealth Fund February 28, 2019
Sara R. Collins

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Adding new enrollment barriers such as work requirements to Medicaid will accelerate “churn,” or the movement in and out of health coverage

Even short gaps in coverage can disrupt health care and economically distress poor families

In January, Arkansas announced it had disenrolled more than 18,000 adults from Medicaid who had not submitted the required paperwork to prove they were working, a new requirement for continuing to receive coverage. The Trump administration has encouraged states to restrict coverage this way (a “waiver” of previous practice) under the Social Security Act. The administration has approved such waivers, imposing work requirements, in six other states and is considering applications in eight...

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Topics: CMS, Govt Agencies, Insurance, Medicaid, Patient / Consumer, States
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