Fierce Healthcare

By: Mike Stankiewicz

Obtaining Medicaid coverage in Alabama could become a Catch-22 situation if the state moves forward with additional work requirements, according to health policy researchers. Alabama is currently seeking federal permission to require that parents and caregivers who rely on Medicaid work 20 to 35 hours a week or prove they are looking for work. The state already has one of the strictest Medicaid eligibility requirements in the country, where only parents and caregivers making 12% of the poverty line or less qualify for the program. Researchers at the Georgetown Health Policy Institute found that with combining the two policies with Alabama’s minimum wage, parents would earn too much money to qualify for the program and lose coverage.

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