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Patty McGinty Aston
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November 21, 2024 at 11:55 PM
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November 18, 2024 at 11:38 PM
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Work requirements are a zombie idea that never dies trotted out even though they do not work either to better target resources, or to encourage labor force participation. They work to reduce take-up by eligible populations. They are the acceptable face of austerity. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
One study that really sticks with me is an evaluation of the state that most aggressively applied work requirements to Medicaid. In Arkansas, an astonishing 95% of those who were targeted by work requirements were eligible, but struggled with the administrative burdens in documenting their status with a new and confusing requirement. But on the other hand…nothing. There is no other hand. There were no positive labor force effects. It is all downside. Half of those who lost coverage reported serious problems paying off medical debt, 56 percent delayed care due to cost, and 64 percent delayed taking medications because of cost. Other states might do a better job implementing work requirements than Arkansas, but simulations suggest that the vast majority of people who would lose coverage because of Medicaid work requirements would be people who are eligible but who cannot overcome the administrative burdens.
November 18, 2024 at 11:25 PM