From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): A U.S. District Court judge struck down the Administration-encouraged work requirements on Medicaid enrollees in Arkansas and Kentucky (for the second time). The Arkansas decision led off with the story of Adrian McGonigal, who was working but … Continued
From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): The administration and more than a dozen state governments are pushing to impose work requirements on Americans who rely on the Medicaid program for their healthcare. There are only three things wrong with these plans: … Continued
House Bills 2138 and 1659 – bills that would impose harmful work requirements on people who rely on Medicaid and food assistance – passed out of the Rules Committees in the PA Senate yesterday. It will move quickly to a … Continued
Posted at https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/how-medicaid-work-requirements-will-harm-rural-residents-and-communities Medicaid plays an essential role in delivering health care in rural America and is an economic lifeline to many communities. Nearly 1 in 4 non-elderly adults in rural areas have health coverage through Medicaid. The Affordable Care … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/08/14/comment-now-stop-thousands-kicked-off-medicaid/#.W3Q6F85KgdU By Lecia Imbery August 14, 2018 If the Trump Administration and some state officials have their way, hundreds of thousands of low-income people could be kicked off Medicaid and left without any health insurance coverage. That’s because several … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): On June 29, a federal District Court dealt a blow to the Trump Administration and states trying to take away Medicaid from people who can’t meet new work requirements. Judge James E. Boasberg ruled that the administration’s … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/06/29/citing-deprivation-they-would-cause-federal-judge-blocks-kentuckys-trump-backed Published on Friday, June 29, 2018 by Common Dreams “Today’s win means that nearly 100,000 Kentucky residents will continue to be able to see their doctors, stay healthy, and take care of their families.” By Jake Johnson, … Continued
From Project H.O.M.E. (http://www.projecthome.org): Evidence shows that work requirements do nothing to help people find or keep good jobs or reduce poverty. Your calls and emails about burdensome work requirements are having an impact in Harrisburg and the vote has … Continued
From Pennsylvania’s Choice (http://pachoice.org/): There seems to be an overall optimism among state legislators that the Pennsylvania budget will pass on time given the positive revenue numbers in the state, a straight-forward budget proposal by the governor, and no haunting … Continued
From Hunger-Free Pennsylvania (http://www.hungerfreepa.org/): The Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday approved two bad measures that would impose “work requirements” on individuals who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to buy food for their families (H.B. 1659) … Continued