Work requirements are popular in some quarters to impose on disabled people, the elderly, and children who receive Medicaid. This is a repeat of an earlier time.
As of July 1, 2023 there was actually still one state with work requirements for Medicaid recipients, Georgia:
The first Trump administration approved work requirements in 13 states. Only Georgia's program, which started on July 1, 2023, is in effect. A Medicaid work requirement launched in Arkansas was halted by a court order in 2019.[1]
Like a bad movie, we apparently have to do this again. Stay tuned.
[1] Andy Miller, Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead, Democratic Senators Ask Watchdog Agency to Investigate Georgia's Medicaid Work Rule, KFF Health News (online Dec. 18, 2024), https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/georgia-medicaid-word-requirement-democrats-gao-investigate/.
Case law on these issues is set out in § 18D:16, Volume 2 of CATASTROPHE CLAIMS / INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS (Thomson Reuters November 2024 Edition, 2025 Supplements in process).
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