Gov. Hutchinson Announces That CMS Approves Work Requirement for Arkansas Works Enrollees
Governor
"I have often said that Arkansans understand the dignity of work,"
"With federal approval of this requirement,
CMS Administrator
"The Trump administration is dedicated to advancing policies that make Medicaid a pathway out of poverty by empowering states like
Arkansas Works is a unique program that uses Medicaid expansion dollars to buy private health insurance for eligible individuals. Last summer, the
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Arkansas Works enrollees who are 19 to 49 years old will be subject to the work requirement. The requirement will be phased in on the 30-49 year-olds first over a four-month period between June and September of 2018. Individuals subject to the work or community engagement requirement must report 80 hours of work activity every month or show that they are exempt from reporting work activities. A work activity can include a job, job training, job searching, school, health education classes, or volunteering/community engagement (or a combination of any of these for a total of 80 hours). Activity must be reported online at www.access.arkansas.gov. If an enrollee fails to meet the work or community engagement requirement for any three months in a calendar year, he or she will lose Arkansas Works coverage for the remainder of that calendar year.
An enrollee is considered exempt if he or she is medically frail, exempt from SNAP work requirement, receives TEA assistance, pregnant, caring for an incapacitated person, short-term incapacitated, in substance abuse treatment or full-time education, has a minor child in his/her home or already works at least 80 hours a month.
You can view the approval letter HERE. (https://us11.proxysite.com/process.php?d=S4g35DmUXOFwlUNqrzhms5bNx00DR9CfIkbp%2Bxe2NdF6WwIJcJLno2dzFWeBqIcea7NeboZbFZcm2n17zNCd6sPNyXPFQa9AMzP9KPisCZEyk94zBwKxPRfk2wGhn1DEBAab6eKIADqC1OzIhQU%3D&b=1)
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