After scrapping work requirements for Medicaid eligibility in four states, CMS has added Arizona and Indiana to the list. These requirements have long been controversial, facing litigation and strong opposition, but proponents say they incentivize people to find jobs.
After Nebraskans cast their vote for Medicaid expansion in 2018, the state is finally expanding coverage to more residents. As part of the state’s rollout, it split its expanded Medicaid plans into two tiers, with work and other requirements to access dental and vision coverage.
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A three-judge panel unanimously upheld a previous ruling that the Department of Health and Human Services failed to consider whether the work requirements would fulfill Medicaid's core objective of providing health care to low-income families.
While the policy has not yet gone into effect in Kentucky, data from the Arkansas Department of Human Services found that more than 18,000 people in the state have lost coverage due to the work requirements that were first introduced last year.
Through a grant to the Indiana Legal Services, Anthem has expanded access to free legal services to all Medicaid patients in 18 counties in Central Indiana to assist with housing, employment and child support issues.