Medicaid Work Requirements — Results from the First Year in Arkansas

Arkansas was among several states that implemented Medicaid work requirements. Results from surveys of low-income adults suggest that work requirements were associated with a decrease in the number of people in Arkansas with Medicaid coverage and an increase in the number without health insurance.

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 381; no. 11; pp. 1073 - 1082
Main Authors Sommers, Benjamin D, Goldman, Anna L, Blendon, Robert J, Orav, E. John, Epstein, Arnold M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 12.09.2019
Subjects
Age
Bias
Community service
Employment
Health insurance
Insurance coverage
Medicaid
Polls & surveys
Public health
Uninsured people
Louisiana
United States > US
Arkansas
Texas
Kentucky
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Summary:Arkansas was among several states that implemented Medicaid work requirements. Results from surveys of low-income adults suggest that work requirements were associated with a decrease in the number of people in Arkansas with Medicaid coverage and an increase in the number without health insurance.
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMsr1901772