Approved by the Trump administration, Arkansas' Medicaid work requirement plan caused thousands of poor adults to lose their health coverage, a new study finds.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson would like to reinstate his state's Medicaid work requirement. A new study sys the plan did not increase employment among Medicaid recipients while it was in effect.
While the thousands of Arkansas residents losing Medicaid coverage has been documented since last year, the Harvard study offers the first evidence that the work requirement left them uninsured and did not promote employment. Under the Arkansas law, targeted enrollees were notified via mail and informational flyers that they were required to work 80 hours a month, participate in another qualifying activity such as job training or community service, or meet criteria for an exemption such as pregnancy, a disability or parenting a child.
“Lack of awareness and confusion about the reporting requirements were common, which may explain why thousands of individuals lost coverage,” the researchers wrote.
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