Trump Administration Will Allow States to Test Medicaid Work Requirements

Trump Administration Will Allow States to Test Medicaid Work Requirements
President Donald Trump speaks at the 99th annual American Farm Bureau Convention in Nashville, Tenn., on Jan. 8, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
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WASHINGTON—The Trump administration said on Thursday it would allow states to test requiring some Medicaid recipients to work or participate in community activities such as volunteering or jobs training as a condition of eligibility for the government health insurance program for the poor.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued guidance making it easier for states to design and propose test programs that implement such requirements. States must propose such changes through waivers and receive federal approval.