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Medicaid work requirements could cost the government more in the long run

  • Written by Diane Dewar, Associate Professor of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, University at Albany, State University of New York
Tammie Jackson, looking at the prescription drugs she could not obtain before enrolling in Montana's expanded Medicaid program, in the summer of 2017.AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan

After the Trump administration gave states permission to impose new restrictions on Medicaid eligibility, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin wasted no time.

Within days, Kentucky...

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