Whitmer signs Medicaid work requirement fix, criticizes GOP's DHHS budget
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law on Monday more flexibility for Medicaid recipients on work requirements and reporting rules.
Senate Bill 362 exempts those trying to enroll in Medicaid from reporting all required work requirements if the state can acquire the data through other means. The new law also grants applicants a month to report their compliance and a grace period after the work requirements deadline.
The state House of Representatives passed the bill on Sept. 10 with a 105-4 vote. The Senate passed it with a 37-0 vote on Sept. 12.
“The changes I signed today will reduce the number of people who must jump hurdles to provide proof of what they are already doing, but there’s more we must do to mitigate their harmful impact,” Whitmer said in a press release Monday. “I ask that the legislature work with me to protect coverage for thousands of Michiganders.”
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