Commentary: As Predicted, Eligible Arkansas Medicaid Beneficiaries Struggling to Meet Rigid Work Requirements
July 30, 2018
July 30, 2018
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following news release:
Nearly 8,000 Arkansas Medicaid beneficiaries had to report compliance with the state's rigid new work requirement or risk losing coverage by July 5. Of that group, only 445(1) -- less than 6 percent of those who had to report -- successfully navigated the complex requirements and reporting structure to log their hours. Over 7,000 others now have one month of non-compliance with . . .
Nearly 8,000 Arkansas Medicaid beneficiaries had to report compliance with the state's rigid new work requirement or risk losing coverage by July 5. Of that group, only 445(1) -- less than 6 percent of those who had to report -- successfully navigated the complex requirements and reporting structure to log their hours. Over 7,000 others now have one month of non-compliance with . . .