Judge Will Rule Quickly On Work Requirements In Arkansas, Kentucky

A federal judge said he hopes to rule on the legality of Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas and Kentucky by the end of the month, unveiling his plan to decide quickly at the conclusion of back-to-back court hearings Thursday (March 14) that tested the reasoning behind one of the Trump administration’s most controversial health care priorities. Throughout the hearings, government lawyers defended CMS’ decision to approve 1115 waivers that authorize both states to enact work-requirement programs that affect hundreds of...