Los Angeles Times
By: Michael Hiltzik
In the real world, it has become clear that placing restrictions such as work and reporting requirements on Medicaid is disastrous. They’re legally dubious, for one thing — as a federal judge stated in late June when he tossed out work requirements imposed in Kentucky.
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“They put out guidance early this year and said they’re open for business,” says Joan Alker, executive director of the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University. “They’ve continued to encourage states to go forward, despite clear evidence from Arkansas that not only will folks lose coverage, but the system itself is not working.”
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