“The Biden administration is planning Friday to wipe out one of the core health policies of the Trump era, taking actions that will immediately rescind permission for states to compel poor residents to work in exchange for receiving Medicaid benefits,” the Washington Post reports.“Federal health officials will withdraw their predecessors’ invitation to states to apply for approval to impose such work requirements and will noti
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Biden administration to move Friday to rescind Medicaid work requirements
The actions repudiate Trump’s policy goal of requiring many poor, able-bodied people to work in exchange for receiving government health benefits.
Applause as Biden plans to rescind one of the most 'cruel' policies of the Trump era
The Biden administration on Friday is expected to begin the process of rescinding a Trump policy allowing states to impose punitive work requirements on Medicaid recipients, a move celebrated as a crucial step toward reversing one of the former president's most vicious attacks on the poor and vulnerable.According to the Washington Post, which obtained a draft of the Biden administration's plan, federal health officials on Friday "will withdraw t…
Biden administration will move to rescind Medicaid work requirements
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is planning Friday to wipe out one of the core health policies of the Donald Trump era, taking actions that will immediately rescind permission for states to compel poor residents to work in exchange for receiving Medicaid benefits.
“The Biden administration is planning Friday to wipe out one of the core health policies of the Trump era, taking actions that will immediately rescind permission for states to compel poor residents to work in exchange for receiving Medicaid benefits,” the Washington Post reports.“Federal health officials will withdraw their predecessors’ invitation to states to apply for approval to impose such work requirements and will notify 10 states grante…
Applause as Biden Plans to Rescind Medicaid Work Requirements, Targeting One of Most 'Cruel' Policies of Trump Era
Jake Johnson, staff writer"We celebrate this win—this win that we made happen—even while mourning the loss of every person who relied on Medicaid and didn't survive the calamity of Trump's disastrous administration."