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March 13, 2025
Medicaid Work Requirements Would Gut State and Local Economies
Madeline Morcelle Issue Brief
Work requirements are one of the most insidious strategies to cut Medicaid because they do so by triggering coverage losses rather than changing the structure of federal Medicaid financing. Cutting health insurance for millions through Medicaid work requirements would profoundly hurt state and local economies. Work requirements would gut…
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February 6, 2025
Protect Medi-Cal Funding 2025 series
Kimberly Lewis, Skyler Rosellini, Abigail Coursolle, Jules Lutaba, Jasmine Young, Fabiola De Liban, Amy Chen, Alicia Emanuel, Carly Myers, Alexis Robles-Fradet, and Héctor Hernández-Delgado Issue Brief
California’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) provides a critical investment in the health of Californians. Medi-Cal coverage and services are tailored to meet the unique needs of low-income individuals and families, and provides the most affordable coverage. If Medicaid cuts are enacted, states like California will lose billions of dollars in…
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January 7, 2025
Top 10 Reasons Why Work Requirements Should Not Be Added to Medicaid
Mara Youdelman, David Machledt, and Emma Parker-Newton Issue Brief
Work requirements in Medicaid risk creating unnecessary administrative burdens and increasing costs for states without achieving their intended goals. Evidence shows that these requirements often result in coverage loss for hardworking Americans, such as care givers, rural residents, people with disabilities, and older adults, who face barriers to meeting…
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January 6, 2025
Who is Harmed by Medicaid Work Requirements?
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief
As we expect both legislative and administrative efforts to add work requirements to Medicaid, millions of individuals could lose health coverage. The lived experiences of those who were subject to work requirements during the first Trump administration document a severe impact on individuals with disabilities and chronic conditions as…
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January 6, 2025
Best Practices for Medicaid Secret Shopper Survey Implementation
David Machledt and Michelle Yiu Issue Brief
Network adequacy has long been a challenge in Medicaid managed care. According to one 2023 survey, 1 in 3 Medicaid enrollees report that in the past year an in-network provider they needed to see did not have available appointments. To address these challenges, the 2024 Managed Care Access final…
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December 16, 2024
How Medicaid Work Requirements Hurt People with Disabilities
David Machledt Issue Brief
Recent proposals show that Republicans in Congress are once again considering adding work requirements to Medicaid. These policies put people with disabilities at serious risk. The evidence on work and Medicaid points to two important conclusions: First, Medicaid coverage helps more people work, particularly people with disabilities. Second, work…
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Medicaid Work Requirements Would Gut State and Local Economies

Top 10 Reasons Why Work Requirements Should Not Be Added to Medicaid

Who is Harmed by Medicaid Work Requirements?

Best Practices for Medicaid Secret Shopper Survey Implementation

How Medicaid Work Requirements Hurt People with Disabilities

Issue Brief Archive

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Medicaid Work Requirements Would Gut State and Local Economies

Protect Medi-Cal Funding 2025 series

Top 10 Reasons Why Work Requirements Should Not Be Added to Medicaid

Who is Harmed by Medicaid Work Requirements?

Best Practices for Medicaid Secret Shopper Survey Implementation

How Medicaid Work Requirements Hurt People with Disabilities