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Arkansas Lawmakers to Seek Medicaid Work Requirements

Although Arkansas was one of 12 states that received approval to adopt Medicaid work requirements a few years ago, no policies are currently in effect.
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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders intends to add a work requirement for Arkansans to access Medicaid. Her predecessor, former Gov. Asa Hutchinson, tried to implement requirements for Medicaid but a federal judge blocked the policy after 18,000 people lost coverage.

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Josie Lenora is the Politics/Government Reporter for KUAR News.