Trump administration approves Wisconsin Medicaid work requirement

Published October 31, 2018 6:10pm ET



Wisconsin will begin requiring people on Medicaid to work or train for work as a condition of staying enrolled in the program, despite a legal battle in Arkansas over a similar program.

The Trump administration approved a Medicaid waiver for the state on Wednesday, with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma calling it a program to “achieve independence and self-sufficiency.”

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