The
The total increase between fiscal years 2015 and 2019 is 75,000 people.
"(That's) inclusive of both expansion and non-expansion enrollees," Steininger said. "Of that approximately 42,500 are expansion enrollees, the remaining 32,500 are enrolled in the regular Medicaid program."
That's stretching
Sen.
The current UGF in the budget for 2018 Medicaid is
Alaska Budget Director
Part of what allowed the expansion of Medicaid rolls was increasing the income allowance to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, a change that was made under the Affordable Care Act.
At the latest count of nearly 200,000 enrollees, this means about one out of every four Alaskans is now covered by Medicaid.
State not considering work requirements
Just after the first of the year,
But
There will not be any pending action on the
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The
States must obtain federal approval before enacting any such requirements, but the Trump administration has indicated a willingness to enforce the new work requirements, according to a news release from the CMS.
Other states that applied for the waiver include
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