On December 23, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a letter to Georgian officials informing them that CMS was rescinding the state’s work requirement for Medicaid eligibility. During the previous administration the Department of Health and Human Services approved demonstration programs which allowed state-based Medicaid programs to condition Medicaid eligibility and coverage on the ability of enrollees to satisfy work requirements. These policies typically required enrollees to attest to a certain number of hours spent on activities like working or job training each month. CMS’s recent letter to Georgia comes after multiple letters sent from the Department of Health and Human Services to state officials in Kentucky, Arkansas, New Hampshire, Indiana, and Michigan revoking authority over similar programs. In the most recent letter prohibiting Medicaid work requirements, CMS stated that of the many reasons for revoking the Medicaid-work requirement, the fact that the program would significantly compromise the promotion of coverage for intended beneficiaries was of paramount concern. CMS’s letter can be read here.
A review of litigation, regulatory, and executive action of selected Medicaid work-requirement cases can be found on Aimed Alliance’s Lawsuits page, here.
Last Updated on January 6, 2022 by Aimed Alliance
