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according to KFF.
“Many people on Medicaid, if they’re able to, are already working,” said Robin Rudowitz, director of the program on Medicaid and the uninsured at KFF.
However, some states may implement work requirements if they receive approval through waivers. Georgia is currently the only state with a Medicaid work requirement. “Several” other states have recently submitted waiver requests to put such requirements in place, according to KFF.
Arkansas previously implemented Medicaid work requirements. However, estimates have shown while more people became uninsured because of that policy, there were not meaningful increases in employment, according to Rudowitz.
Eligibility redeterminations would be conducted at least twice per year to ensure enrollees still meet those requirements.
The Senate version proposes capping the look-back period for showing compliance with work requirements to three months, which on net may be helpful to people, Orris said.
