Ruling Blocking Medicaid Work Requirements May Not Affect Arizona — Yet

By Steve Goldstein, Mark Brodie
Published: Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 12:08pm
Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 3:23pm
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A federal judge, for the second time in nine months, has blocked the Trump administration’s plan to force some Medicaid recipients to work in order to maintain benefits.

The ruling blocks Kentucky from implementing work requirements and Arkansas from continuing its work requirement program.

For more on this and what it could mean for Arizona and the rest of the country, Phil Galewitz, senior correspondent for Kaiser Health News, joined The Show.

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