U.S. judge blocks Medicaid work requirements in New Hampshire

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday overturned the Trump administration’s approval of a plan by the state of New Hampshire to impose work requirements on people seeking to obtain benefits from the Medicaid health insurance program.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington, D.C., came after the judge earlier this year blocked the Republican-led states of Arkansas and Kentucky from moving forward with similar plans.

The three states are among nine that have received approval from the U.S. Department and Health and Human Services under Republican President Donald Trump to impose requirements that people seeking coverage under Medicaid engage in work or job training.

But Boasberg said that, as with the plans by Arkansas and Kentucky, HHS had failed to contend with the possibility that New Hampshire’s proposal might cause a substantial number of people to lose healthcare coverage.

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POLITICS JULY 29, 2019 / 2:35 PM / UPDATED 5 HOURS AGO
Nate Raymond
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[iluvtennis]

1. Great news. So tired of this administration trying to prevent the needy from getting medical help.

[procon]

2. Losing healthcare coverage is the goal.

That's a feature, not a bug. Republicans don't care if poor don't have food, shelter or medical care, they won't shred a tear when people die.

They don't want to spend a dime on anyone with disabilities or medical needs, or feed hungry kids. The only solution they approve of is eliminating the social safety net to reduce or eliminate the folks who need public assistance programs.

By requiring a work for food mandate, Republicans can blame any deaths on poor people themselves for being too lazy to work.