Vox

By: Dylan Scott

Poor people in Arkansas are officially starting to lose their Medicaid coverage because of work requirements. It’s that simple. Georgetown University’s Joan Alker looks at the data (emphasis mine): State data show that during the first two months of the Medicaid work requirement, implementation has been deeply flawed and has not achieved the state’s purported objectives – yet the state intends to cut thousands of people off later this week. n a state with one of the worst online connectivity rates in the nation, the only option for Medicaid beneficiaries to report work or community service hours is online. Few people have logged onto the website and two months into a three-strikes-you’re-out policy that locks people out of coverage if they fail to report activity for three months, more than 5,400 Arkansans could lose coverage after September 5th at 9 p.m.

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