PA Senate to Take Up Medicaid Work Requirement
Undeterred by past defeats, members of PA’s state senate are again attempting to advance Medicaid work requirement legislation.
This time, the proposal to impose a Medicaid work requirement will add new flexibility to such a requirement, offering exemptions for individuals deemed “medically frail” and enabling individuals who do volunteer work, attend college, or who are actively looking for work to continue qualifying for Medicaid benefits.
The proposal will be considered by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
The legislature has passed two Medicaid work requirement bills in the past but Governor Tom Wolf has vetoed them.
Learn more about this latest effort to establish a Medicaid work requirement in Pennsylvania in the PA Post article “Wolf, Republicans resume tug-of-war over Medicaid work requirements.”
According to the document,
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has vetoed a bill that included a requirement that certain Medicaid recipients either work or search for work.
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