Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders hopes to bring back work requirements for some people on its Medicaid program

It sounds as if the governor is considering a broader requirement than the short-lived work rule instituted by her predecessor, Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

We cannot expect health and life outcomes to improve while chipping away at the programs that provide insurance to 1 in 3 Arkansans.

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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday that she would like Arkansas to have work requirements for working age, able-bodied beneficiaries in both the state's Medicaid expansion and traditional Medicaid programs.

Under President Joe Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached a record low. Donald Trump’s return to the White House — along with

Arkansas was among the 10 states with the most children in rural areas relying on Medicaid for health insurance in 2023, and was one of only six with more than half of its rural children on Medicaid

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This explainer defines Medicaid work requirements, updates their current status at the federal and state levels, and describes their impact on enrollees.

This analysis builds on past evidence that work requirements impose administrative barriers and red tape that lead to coverage losses among both people who are working as well as people the policies purport to exempt because they have caretaking responsibilities,

Proposed Medicaid work requirements mean more than 61,000 Ohioans could potentially lose their health insurance, if the incoming Trump administration allows Ohio Republican state leaders to proceed with their plan.

Trump made little mention of Medicaid during the 2024 campaign. The first Trump administration approved work requirements in several states, though only Arkansas implemented theirs before a ...