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Medicaid Coverage Decreased in Arkansas After Work Requirements

Key clinical point: Reporting around Arkansas Medicaid work requirements likely caused decreased coverage.

Major finding: Medicaid/marketplace coverage decreased by 13% following the implementation of Arkansas work requirement rules, likely because of administrative and reporting reasons.

Study details: Analysis of a phone survey of low-income individuals in Arkansas and three other states (for control) to determine the effects on Medicaid coverage of Arkansas’ work requirement rule.

Disclosures: No financial disclosures were reported.

Citation:

REPORTING FROM SGIM 2019