Posted at https://www.clasp.org/blog/cost-taking-away-health-care By Suzanne Wikle Medicaid will soon undergo radical transformations in states where the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have granted permission to disenroll people who don’t work a certain number of hours each week or … Continued
From Families USA (http://www.familiesusa.org): Health coverage for working families is at risk in states that are imposing red tape and other restrictions on their Medicaid programs. Community leaders need to weigh in to stop these plans–proposed through Section 1115 Medicaid … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Two weeks ago, the PA House passed HB 2138, the bill that would force families and individuals who rely on Medicaid to file endless paperwork to prove that they work or are exempt … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/03/09/real-reasoning-behind-medicaid-work-requirements/#.WqahSGrwYdU By Lecia Imbery March 9, 2018 Back in January, I wrote a piece for this blog about a move by the Trump administration to allow states to impose work requirements for Medicaid recipients. Since then, three states – Kentucky, Indiana, … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/01/12/17738/#.WmEOsq6nEdU By Lecia Imbery January 12, 2018 “There’s a stereotype that disability recipients don’t want to work. The reality is very different.” On Jan. 10, the Washington Post published a piece highlighting five Americans who receive federal disability benefits; the quote … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): UPDATE: This has just passed in the Senate. The action below will now direct your messages to members of the House. The other link will also direct you to where you can … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-07-12/budget-policy-and-priorities/general-assembly-bill-targets-pa-medicaid-recipients/a58487-1 July 12, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window House Bill 59 would impose work requirements and premiums on Medicaid recipients in Pennsylvania. (Jason Burmeister/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Fiscal analysts say … Continued