System Strain Likely With Medicaid Work Requirements: William Schpero, PhD, MPhil, MPH

William Schpero, PhD, MPhil, MPH, from the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medicine, explained that new responsibilities for state Medicaid offices will strain the system as they look toward implementing the Medicaid work requirements by 2027.

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Could the system be stressed by the increase in paperwork related to Medicaid work requirements?

I’ve talked a lot with states that are, right now, heads-down trying to implement the systems [and] the changes they need to ensure their compliance with the law and with the...