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KY First to Get OK For Medicaid Work Requirement

KY First to Get OK For Medicaid Work Requirement
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By The Associated Press
Jan. 12, 2018 | FRANKFORT, KY
By The Associated Press Jan. 12, 2018 | 01:48 PM | FRANKFORT, KY
Kentucky has become the first state to win approval from the Trump administration to require many of its Medicaid recipients to work to receive coverage.

The Trump administration gave the approval Friday.

People between the ages of 19 and 64 must complete 80 hours per month of "community engagement" to keep their benefits. That includes getting a job, going to school, taking a job training course and community service.

Republican Gov. Matt Bevin says the plan will save state taxpayers more than $300 million over the next five years. He also estimates about 95,000 people will lose their Medicaid coverage either by not complying with the work and community engagement requirements, or by losing their eligibility because they make too much money.

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