States will soon be allowed to impose work requirements on some Medicaid recipients, a major change in how the government health insurance program operates.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will start approving state proposals that “promote community engagement activities,” Seema Verma, the agency’s head, said Tuesday. This includes requiring able-bodied enrollees to work, volunteer, go to school or enter a job training program in order to qualify for benefits.
States get the OK to impose Medicaid work requirements