The Hill

By: Nathaniel Weixel

The Trump administration is facing a key test with Mississippi’s Medicaid program as the state seeks permission to be the first ever to impose work requirements without expanding Medicaid under ObamaCare.

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Mississippi was still waiting to hear from the administration when the state made changes to their request, re-opening a federal comment period in July. That comment period closed Aug. 18, and advocates point to the changes submitted by the state as a sign that the administration wants to green light the request. “They’re trying to strengthen their hand by getting more public comments,” said Joan Alker, executive director of the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF). “So that worries me they are trying to get to yes.”

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