Arkansas Democrat Gazette By: Andy Davis Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday that he has urged federal officials to quickly appeal a judge’s ruling that struck down the work requirement for Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion program. In the meantime, he said, legislators should approve Senate Bill 99, which authorizes spending on the state’s Medicaid program, including the […]
Politico By: Dan Diamond … “The judge’s ruling is a wake-up call for states considering work requirements or other barriers to coverage in Medicaid,” Joan Alker, head of Georgetown’s Center for Children & Families, told PULSE. “The ruling also makes clear that Secretary Azar does not have unlimited waiver authority — wishing does not make […]
The Fiscal Times By: Yuval Roseberg The Trump administration is encouraging red states to make controversial conservative changes to Medicaid without seeking congressional approval, The Hill’s Nathaniel Weixel reports. … “To approve it the day after the court hearing was pretty in-your-face,” Joan Alker, executive director of the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, […]
National Journal By: Erin Durkin The Trump administration’s push to add work requirements to Medicaid could pile onto the funding woes of struggling rural hospitals, possibly even adding to the numbers that end up closing their doors. … “Rural communities have more at stake in these debates because not only do they tend to have […]
Health Affairs Blog By: Katie Keith Although enrollment through the ACA marketplaces remained stable for 2019, recent studies suggest that the uninsured rate may be rising. A recent Gallup poll found that the uninsured rate increased by 2.8 percentage points from 2016 to 2018, representing about 7 million uninsured adults. Federal surveys have shown that […]
NPR WAMU 88.5 By: Phli Galewitz For a second time in nine months, the same federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s plan to force some Medicaid recipients to work to maintain benefits. … Critics of the work policy hailed the latest ruling, which many expected since Boasberg last June stopped Kentucky from moving ahead […]
