Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2018 Nov 1;178(11):1549-1552.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.4194.

Analysis of Work Requirement Exemptions and Medicaid Spending

Anna L Goldman  1   2 , Steffie Woolhandler  3   4 , David U Himmelstein  3   4 , David H Bor  1   3 , Danny McCormick  1   3
Affiliations

Analysis of Work Requirement Exemptions and Medicaid Spending

Anna L Goldman et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This study estimates the number of Medicaid enrollees at risk of losing coverage if work requirements are implemented and calculates current Medicaid spending for those enrollees at the national level and among states with approved or pending waivers.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

Comment in

References

    1. Ronnie Maurice Stewart, et al, Plaintiffs v Alex M Azar, II, et al, Defendants. US District Court for the District of Columbia. https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000164-4d68-d1bc-afef-4dfbd9ac0001. Filed June 29, 2018. Accessed August 3, 2018.
    1. Yetter D. Bevin revises Medicaid plan, seeks to reduce Kentucky’s rolls by another 9,000 people. Louisville Courier Journal July 7, 2017. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2017/07/07/bevin-proposes-mor.... Accessed August 3, 2018.
    1. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. MEPS HC-181: 2015. Full Year Consolidated Data File. HC-174 replaced by HC-181. https://meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?.... Released August 2017. Accessed April 23, 2018.
    1. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Source of state enrollment totals: Medicaid December 2015. enrollment files. https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/program-information/downloads/updated-.... Accessed August 6, 2018.
    1. Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission. Source of state Medicaid spending totals: MACPAC’s MACStats: Medicaid and CHIP Data Book, Figure 16, December 2016. https://www.macpac.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/MACStats_DataBook_Dec2.... Accessed June 28, 2018.

Publication types