ACLU of Utah Opposes Work Requirements in Utah Medicaid Waiver Proposal
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Despite the apparent guardrails built into the proposal, common sense and past experience shows that
In addition, work requirements will disproportionately reduce healthcare access for low-income people, women, racial and ethnic minorities, people living in rural areas, and people with disabilities--all of whom already face substantial obstacles to obtaining quality health care.
Introducing a work requirement will also create new barriers for families currently receiving healthcare coverage from Medicaid. The increased wages generated the work requirement could shift an individual or a family's earnings over 100% of poverty level, thereby making them ineligible to receive Medicaid in
In summary, the
Final Rule on Short-Term Insurance Plans Will Leave Patients With High Costs, Less Coverage
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