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Statement of ACAP CEO Margaret A. Murray on Work Requirements and Medicaid
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2023
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jeff Van Ness, 202-204-7515; jvanness@communityplans.net
STATEMENT OF ACAP CEO MARGARET A. MURRAY ON WORK REQUIREMENTS AND MEDICAID
WASHINGTON—Margaret A. Murray, CEO of the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP), issued the following statement shortly after release of the Limit Save Grow Act of 2023, which proposes to make Medicaid coverage for some adults conditional on the fulfillment of work requirements:
“Nearly two-thirds of adults enrolled in Medicaid already work. Medicaid helps people who work stay on the job. In fact, a survey of people covered by Medicaid in Michigan found that people who had Medicaid coverage were better able to get a job—and keep it.
“States will be hard-pressed to implement extensive new requirements on beneficiaries at a time when Medicaid agencies are striving to redetermine eligibility and preserve coverage for millions of people as pandemic-era Medicaid eligibility protections come to an end.
“We are also concerned that work requirements will exacerbate ‘churn,’ where people who meet the eligibility requirements for Medicaid are disenrolled owing to paperwork and administrative burdens. Reducing or eliminating health care coverage would impose financial stress on families, limit access to the care they need, and run the risk of denying coverage to people who are Medicaid-eligible.”
About ACAP:
ACAP represents 79 health plans, which collectively provide health coverage to more than 25 million people. Safety Net Health Plans serve their members through Medicaid, Medicare, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the Marketplace and other publicly sponsored health programs. For more information, visit www.communityplans.net.
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