HHS Will Not Grant Employment Condition for Utah Medicaid Expansion, Official Says
On Wednesday, a federal official said Utah will not be granted its request to make employment a condition for Medicaid eligibility in its alternative Medicaid expansion. HHS spokesperson Ben Wakana said that "encouraging work is a legitimate state objective," adding, "However, work initiatives are not the purpose of the Medicaid program and cannot be a condition of Medicaid eligibility."
- "Feds: Utah Will Not Get Medicaid Work Requirement" (Price, AP/Washington Times, 1/7).