The number of Arkansas Medicaid beneficiaries who lost coverage as a result of the state’s newly enacted work requirements grew to more than 18,000 last month, according to data released by the state Tuesday (Jan. 15). All of those beneficiaries became eligible on Jan. 1 to reapply for Medicaid, but so far only 966 people have done so. The state terminated coverage in December for 1,232 beneficiaries who failed to show compliance with the Arkansas Works program, which requires some...