The work requirement for some Arkansas Medicaid recipients is in the news. Not surprisingly, there is still controversy about it. There is a lot of worry about those who may be dropped from the program because they don’t comply with the state’s rules. There may indeed be ways for the state to improve how it monitors the work requirement. If these technical issues are the … [Read more...]
Learning from Arizona’s Medicaid Expansion
Whether it was called the “Private Option” or “Arkansas Works,” TAP has always pointed out the problems that would come with expanding the state’s Medicaid program. Lawmakers in Little Rock didn’t listen to us, and this expansion is now underway. Other states took similar steps to expand their Medicaid programs before Arkansas, which gives us a chance to see how they are … [Read more...]
Medicaid Work Requirement Likely Coming to Arkansas
Governor Hutchinson has made it clear that he wants a work requirement for able-bodied Medicaid recipients. It appears that President Trump is on the verge of granting the governor his wish. When he supported expanding Medicaid as allowed under Obamacare, Gov. Hutchinson asked the federal government for a few tweaks to the program. One of the modifications requested was a … [Read more...]
IRS: $1.7 Billion In O’Care Penalties Paid In 2014
Over 8.1 million Americans paid a total of approximately $1.7 billion in Obamacare individual mandate penalties in 2014, according to recent Internal Revenue Service data. From the IRS report: Also beginning in 2014, the Affordable Care Act required that individuals must have had health care coverage, qualified for a health coverage exemption, or made a shared … [Read more...]
Legislature To Consider Putting Thousands of Criminals On Medicaid
Arkansas should put nearly 6,000 criminals on Medicaid annually in order to “likely (have) fewer people entering or returning to prison,” according to a report reviewed today by the Legislative Criminal Justice Oversight and Behavioral Health Treatment Access Legislative Task Forces. From the report: As a state that has expanded Medicaid to provide additional coverage to … [Read more...]
