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By: Paul McLeod
Over 5,000 low-income people in Arkansas are on pace to lose insurance by the end of this month, as new changes to the Medicaid system, approved by the Trump administration, start to take effect.
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“My fundamental question about what’s happening in Arkansas is ‘is this a failing system or an intended consequence?’” said Joan Alker, executive director of the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University. “I would certainly say it’s the latter.” While Arkansas is the first, there are 10 other states either approved or pending approval to enact work requirements to their Medicaid programs. If their results are remotely similar, it could lead to tens of thousands of low-income people losing health insurance across the country.
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