US EditionGovernment watchdog expects Medicaid work requirement analysis by fall
- The U.S. Government Accountability Office is analyzing the costs of Georgia's active Medicaid work requirement program, with a report expected this fall.
- The GAO inquiry is underway following requests from Democratic senators and coincides with Republican efforts to implement comparable work requirements and reduce the federal deficit by $880 billion over the next decade.
- Georgia launched its Pathways to Coverage program in July 2023, enrolling 7,410 people at a cost of over $57 million, mostly spent on administration and causing delays in other benefits.
- Senator Raphael Warnock expressed that the Pathways to Coverage program results in higher expenses for taxpayers while providing health coverage to fewer individuals compared to if Georgia had opted to participate in the Medicaid expansion adopted by 40 other states.
- The GAO report could highlight problems with current work requirements as more states seek approval to adopt them despite evidence they reduce enrollment and increase bureaucratic costs.
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Government watchdog expects Medicaid work requirement analysis by fall
The country's top nonpartisan government watchdog has confirmed it is examining the costs of running the nation's only active Medicaid work requirement program, as Republican state and federal lawmakers consider similar requirements.
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