Medicaid recipients will soon be forced to work

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The Trump administration announced Thursday that it would allow states to test in the new conditions for participation in the program Medicaid: Only those who work, study, or engage in socially useful activities, such as volunteering, will be able to receive state medical insurance for the needy.

According to "Voice of America", Program Service Centers Medicare и Medicaid published a guide to help states develop test programs with new requirements. Changes will need to be proposed in the form of official statements with the consent of the federal authorities.

Office administrator Sima Verma said that the guide was prepared in response to requests from at least 10 states, which suggested that for some beneficiaries Medicaid It is necessary to introduce an obligatory condition on employment or participation in such occupations as vocational training, education, job search, volunteering or caring for a sick / child. These states include Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, Arizona, Indiana and Utah.

These rules will not apply to certain categories of program participants, including people with disabilities, the elderly, children and pregnant women. According to Verma, states will also have to provide "reasonable modifications" for people struggling with opium or other chemical addiction.

“This will lead us to the beginning of the approval process,” Verma said on Wednesday, talking to reporters. “The essence of this initiative is to help people get out of poverty.”

In accordance with the Affordable Care Act, which is called the main legislative achievement of ex-President Obama, in the 31 state in the program Medicaid It was allowed to participate to people whose income is up to 138% of the federal poverty level. In this regard, the number of participants in the program has increased by several million.

Republicans repeatedly tried to cancel and replace ObamacareThat was one of the main campaign promises of President Trump. Because to do this and failedThe administration is trying to weaken the program with the help of presidential decrees and administrative rules.

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