Work Requirements – Voices for Civil Justice

Lawsuit seeks to block Indiana’s Medicaid work requirements

News Story (Indiana)

Lawsuit seeks to block Indiana’s Medicaid work requirements

September 24, 2019 | Associated Press (AP)
Four Indiana residents are suing the federal government over the state's plan to implement work requirements for low-income residents who receive their health insurance through Medicaid.
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Saving Medicaid Expansion: An Arkansas Nonprofit Legal Aid Story

Feature (Arkansas)

Saving Medicaid Expansion: An Arkansas Nonprofit Legal Aid Story

May 31, 2019 | Steve Dubb | Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ)
“Over 18,000 lost coverage just due to the work requirements and another 30,000 lost coverage due to administrative red tape. They lost healthcare that is needed to support their ability to be able to work. Health insurance lets you be healthy.”
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Consistent health coverage is needed

Op-Ed (Arkansas)

Consistent health coverage is needed

February 17, 2019 | Kevin de Liban | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
A real path out of poverty is not paved in red tape. Consistent health coverage helps people on Arkansas Works be healthy enough to work and make a better life.
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Kevin de Liban

Legal Aid Advocate (Arkansas)

Kevin de Liban

Economic Justice Workgroup Leader and Staff Attorney at Legal Aid of Arkansas.
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Arkansas puts work requirements on Medicaid

Feature (Arkansas, NATIONAL)

Arkansas puts work requirements on Medicaid

February 15, 2019 | The Economist
The preliminary results from the Arkansas experiment look alarming: 18,000 people lost their health insurance in the first six months because they did not comply with the requirements.
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Are work requirements inherently, irredeemably flawed?

Column (Arkansas)

Are work requirements inherently, irredeemably flawed?

November 21, 2018 | Catherine Rampell | Washington Post
Arkansas’s first-in-the-country, first-in-history Medicaid work requirements have been backfiring. Nonetheless, 13 other states are pursuing similar policies.
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With new work requirement, thousands lose Medicaid coverage in Arkansas

Feature, Video (Arkansas)

With new work requirement, thousands lose Medicaid coverage in Arkansas

November 19, 2018 | Catherine Rampell | PBS News Hour
A major initiative of the Trump administration has been adding work requirements to benefit programs for the poor, now including Medicaid. This year, Arkansas became the first state to roll out the requirement.
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