Erschienen in:
08.01.2020 | Concise Research Report
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Availability Among States Considering Medicaid Work Requirements
verfasst von:
Paul J. Christine, MD, PhD, Renuka Tipirneni, MD, MSc
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 7/2020
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Excerpt
In 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services began inviting state Medicaid reforms to “increase employment and community engagement” among enrollees by requiring work or similar activities as a condition of Medicaid eligibility. As of September 2019, seventeen states have applied for section 1115 Medicaid work requirement waivers, nine of which have been approved (with three currently on hold by federal courts).
1 Such programs oblige individuals to complete a specified number of work, job training, job search, or community service hours to maintain Medicaid coverage, with exemptions for pregnant and disabled individuals. …