Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is asking the Trump administration to allow imposing a work requirement for "able-bodied" recipients of the Medicaid expansion program

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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders pushes for new Medicaid work requirement

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is asking the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to allow the state to impose a work requirement on certain Medicaid beneficiaries.
“I am submitting a waiver on behalf of the state of Arkansas to allow us to implement a work requirement for all able-bodied, working-age recipients of Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion program, ARHOME,” said the Jan. 28 letter to HHS secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.…

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Arkansas Aims to Impose Work Requirement on ‘Able-Bodied’ Medicaid Beneficiaries

Politico.com – For more and to sign up click here DORAL, Florida — As they work through a sweeping “menu” of potential spending cuts, House Republicans are facing growing anxiety in their ranks about slashing away at key safety-net programs. But there is one proposal that enjoys broad support inside the GOP: instituting new and expanded work requirements for some of those programs. Source

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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced a push for a new work requirement for people on Medicaid.

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Unlike the previous requirement under Asa Hutchinson, Sanders wants her work rule to apply even to Arkansans ages 50-64.

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Arkansas governor seeks work requirement for Medicaid expansion recipients

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Tuesday a new Medicaid work requirement plan that would mandate recipients of the state’s ARHOME Medicaid expansion program to work, attend school, volunteer or care for children to maintain their benefits. Sanders sent a letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, asking him to grant Arkansas a waiver to implement the prog…

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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Unveils New Medicaid Work Requirement Plan

LITTLE ROCK — Changes could be coming for Arkansans who are on Medicaid. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is proposing to add work requirements for some Medicaid recipients. Similar rules were imposed in the state in 2018 but later struck down by the Biden administration. Neil Sealy, senior organizer for Arkansas Community Organizations, said more than 18,000 […]

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Work requirements could be coming for Arkansas Medicaid recipients

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders unveiled her plans for a Medicaid work requirement during a Tuesday news conference. The governor explained that the program would update the existing ARHOME Medicaid program. The “Pathway to Prosperity” update would introduce work and community engagement requirements. Sanders emphasized that the work requirements aim to improve both health outcomes and economic independence for ARHOME enrollees. In a letter…

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Arkansas Governor unveils medicaid work requirement plan

Arkansas Department of Human Services Sec. Kristi Putnam discusses the state's waiver request for Medicaid work requirements on Jan. 28, 2025 as State Medicaid Director Janet Mann (left) and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders listen. (Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)Arkansas is again seeking a Medicaid work requirement that state officials say incorporates lessons learned from previous attempts. Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday sh…

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