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Michigan tried work requirements for Medicaid. It didn't go well

Republicans say new work requirements in the states that expanded Medicaid will get able-bodied Americans off the couch. Michigan tried them a few years ago, and Robert Gordon was in charge of setting them up. He hates them and says other states are about to learn some very hard lessons about what’s really involved.

Michigan Public’s Kate Wells reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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