Industry Bulletins | November 6, 2019
Arizona Suspends Implementation Of Medicaid Work Requirements
The state of Arizona will suspend implementation of its Medicaid work requirements, and other proposed changes to the program. Citing the changing landscape and ongoing lawsuits against other states' work requirements, Arizona decided to delay its community engagement policy that was supposed to go into effect after January 1, 2020. The state’s program is known as Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) Works.
Arizona would have required about 120,000 low-income adults who are not disabled and between the ages of 18 and 49 to report at least 80 hours per month of employment, educational activity, job . . .