White House to Allow States to Test Medicaid Work Requirements
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Trump administration opens door to allowing Medicaid work requirementsThe Trump administration announced Thursday that it will open the door for states to impose work requirements for Medicaid recipients, in a major shift that could affect millions of low-income people receiving benefits.
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Trump administration will allow states to test Medicaid work requirementsThe Trump administration said on Thursday it would allow states to test requiring some Medicaid recipients to work or participate in community activities such as volunteering or jobs training as a condition of eligibility for the government health insurance program for the poor.
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Trump administration opens door to let states impose Medicaid work requirementsThe Trump administration issued guidance to states early Thursday that will allow them to compel people to work or prepare for jobs in order to receive Medicaid for the first time in the half-century history of this pillar of the nation’s social safety net.
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