Arizona Daily Star
By: Stephanie Innes
Arizona could become one of the first states in the country to impose work requirements and five-year lifetime limits on “able-bodied” adult enrollees in Medicaid.
Arizona’s request to the federal government to tighten its Medicaid eligibility has been delayed by more than five months, but state officials say they are still moving forward. An answer is expected in 2018 — and the Trump administration appears favorable to the plan.
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The first indication of whether adding work requirements to Medicaid becomes a trend could be when the federal government responds to Kentucky’s request, which could be as early as this month, said Joan Alker, executive director of Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families.
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