The Biden administration revoked all those waivers in 2021, ruling work isn’t a primary purpose of Medicaid. The Trump administration ultimately gave permission to 13 states to impose work requirements on some Medicaid recipients. Kemp’s administration argues commercial coverage is better because it pays providers more than state-set Medicaid rates. Those who earn more will remain eligible for subsidized coverage, often with no premium cost, on the federal marketplace. Georgia is one of 10 remaining states that hasn’t expanded Medicaid eligibility to include individuals and families earning up to 138% of the federal poverty line, or $20,120 annually for a single person and $41,400 for a family of four. “I think there will be a lot of eyes on Georgia,” Guth said. Georgia would be the only state that requires Medicaid recipients to meet a work requirement.ĭemocratic President Joe Biden’s administration is unlikely to approve work requirements, but a future Republican president could, said Madeline Guth, a senior policy analyst with KFF, a nonprofit that studies health care issues. The program is likely to be closely watched as Republicans in Congress push to let states require work from some current Medicaid enrollees.
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia is offering a new bargain to some adults without health insurance beginning Saturday: Go to work or school and the state will cover you.īut advocates decry the plan, which will insure far fewer people than a full expansion of the state-federal Medicaid program, as needlessly restrictive and expensive.
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