HHS Press Office April 25, 2023
Studies show work reporting requirements reduce enrollment, limit access to care, but don’t increase employment
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new analysis showing that approximately 21 million Americans’ health coverage and access to care would be jeopardized if the draconian Medicaid work reporting requirements proposed by Congressional Republicans were implemented. The information, based on data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), estimates the harmful effects on all states that have expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. New state-by-state fact sheets provide county-level analysis for the five most populous expansion states – California – PDF*, New York – PDF*, Pennsylvania – PDF*, Illinois – PDF*, and Ohio – PDF*. Overall, the...