Medicaid Work Requirements — Results from the First Year in Arkansas
The article examines the effects of Arkansas’s Medicaid work requirements, finding substantial coverage losses and no significant increase in employment, compounded by widespread confusion among beneficiaries about the policy.
The article evaluates the impact of Arkansas’s Medicaid work requirements, which were implemented in 2018.
The study found that the policy led to a significant loss of Medicaid coverage, especially among those aged 30-49, and a rise in the uninsured rate, but did not result in increased employment. The research also highlights confusion and lack of awareness about the policy among recipients, suggesting that bureaucratic hurdles contributed to the coverage losses.
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