"The Trump administration said Thursday that it would allow states to impose work requirements in Medicaid, a major policy shift in the health program for low-income people." Source
Following is the statement of Eliot Fishman, senior director of health policy of Families USA: “CMS’s decision to allow Medicaid eligibility to be based on work status is another example of the Trump administration walking away from our nation’s core values. This is the latest blow in a continuing campaign to undermine and attack the Medicaid program. “It is telling that both the Trump administration and the states proposing work requirements also have proposed major cuts to Medicaid that would take away coverage from millions of people. Today’s announcement isn’t about work: it is about taking away health insurance from low-income people. “Linking Medicaid’s health coverage to work status is contrary to Medicaid law. That CMS has taken it upon itself to rewrite Medicaid law under the ‘Demonstration Projects’ statute is a shocking abuse of administrative authority. For those who cannot find work, requiring unpaid volunteer work in exchange for health coverage is unconscionable legally and morally, recalling the days of work houses for the poor. Today’s decision will likely be challenged in the federal courts. Families USA is working closely with the National Health Law Program and others to support those legal challenges. Many lives are at stake if today’s CMS decision stands—we will be working to ensure that it does not.” Source Comments are closed.
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