Trump administration to approve state requests for Medicaid work requirements

Published September 27, 2018 12:20pm ET



The Trump administration will approve more state requirements that require certain Medicaid beneficiaries work or train for work as a condition of staying enrolled in the program, even though a lawsuit knocked down a related provision in Kentucky and another suit is pending in Arkansas.

The intention was announced Thursday morning by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma. The remarks are the first she has made declaring how the Trump administration would proceed following the legal blockades.

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