US EditionMedicaid Work Requirement Is Common Sense
UNITED STATES, AUG 1 – Congress aims to reduce Medicaid abuse and spending growth by applying work requirements to able-bodied adults in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
- Recently, Congress included work requirements for Medicaid to reduce abuse and refocus care, as part of recent reforms.
- In recent years, nonprofit KFF reported Medicaid costs soared to one-fifth of all health care spending and projected $8.2 trillion from 2025 to 2034, according to KFF.
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services uncovered 2.8 million duplicate enrollments, many involving beneficiaries who moved states, and the new requirements exempt pregnant women, people with disabilities, children, seniors, parents of a child younger than 14, and caretakers.
- Work requirements will prune dubious enrollments, and private insurance companies say their incentives will minimize paperwork burdens for Medicaid enrollees.
- Proponents argue this `common sense` policy will boost employment and trim wasteful spending while helping achieve Medicaid’s mission without endangering access for those who need it.
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Santa Maria Times
Lompoc RecordPoint: Medicaid work requirements are a common-sense reform
Guest Commentary: The Medicaid program desperately needs reforms to make sure benefits go to the people who need them most and at a cost that is manageable for taxpayers. Work requirements help achieve that goal without endangering access for those…
Omaha World-Herald
Medicaid work requirement is common sense
Medicaid is the government program that is supposed to help the poor afford health care. Its cost to taxpayers has skyrocketed in recent years, accounting for one-fifth of all health care spending, according to the nonprofit KFF.
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