Pennsylvania bill would add Medicaid work requirement as part of budget
Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled General Assembly is considering significant, last-minute changes to the state's Medicaid program.
The changes would come as part of the state's Human Services code, one of a number of code bills legislators must pass to enact the budget.
Among the changes made to the bill in a party-line House committee vote Monday evening would be requiring the state's Department of Human Services to seek a waiver for its Medicaid program to impose work requirements on able-bodied recipients, and "lock-in" Medicaid recipients into their managed care plans, among other changes.
In a statement, the Pennsylvania Health Access Network called the changes a "sneak-attack" on the Medicaid program.
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