The Reality Of Medicaid Work Requirements: Life In Job-Scarce Arkansas County Paints Picture Of Confusion, Helplessness

For people in a low-income, struggling county in Arkansas the idea that there are just jobs out there waiting for them now that they're being faced with work requirements for their Medicaid program is almost laughable. Now, residents are having to skip care after they're dropped from the rolls. “I am just putting it in God’s hands,” said Elizabeth Cloinger, 47. “He is going to let me stay on this Earth to see my grandbaby be raised.”

from Kaiser Health News https://ift.tt/2WqBtFY