--- title: Medicaid Recipients May Have to Work to Receive Health Insurance Coverage description: Medicaid recipients may have to work in order to receive Medicaid health benefits. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced these new guidelines on January 11, 2018. image: https://blog.newhorizonsmktg.com/hubfs/NH-Medicaid-Recipients-May-Have-to-Work-to-Receive-Health-Insurance-Coverage.jpg --- [![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6978e65abed067e994e8d3ed/697926babf20ddeb2d4ff972_64c7ba8d78ae605d730bbe060cf878ba_NewHorizons-White-Tag.svg)](https://www.newhorizonsmktg.com/) - [Home Home](https://www.newhorizonsmktg.com/) - Agents Agents [Why Us?](https://www.newhorizonsmktg.com/why-new-horizons)[Become an Agent](https://www.newhorizonsmktg.com/become-an-agent)[Sell Your Book](https://www.newhorizonsmktg.com/sell-your-book-of-business)[Support](https://www.newhorizonsmktg.com/support)[Technology & Tools](https://www.newhorizonsmktg.com/tools-technology) Agents Agents [Why Us?](https://www.newhorizonsmktg.com/why-new-horizons)[Become an Agent](https://www.newhorizonsmktg.com/become-an-agent)[Sell Your Book](https://www.newhorizonsmktg.com/sell-your-book-of-business)[Support](https://www.newhorizonsmktg.com/support)[Technology & Tools](https://www.newhorizonsmktg.com/tools-technology) - 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Medicaid does have different guidelines and rules depending on the state, but the Trump administration has now allowed states to require Medicaid beneficiaries to have a job. The elderly, disabled, pregnant, individuals in rehab, and children would be excluded from this law. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced these [new guidelines](https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/smd18002.pdf) on January 11, 2018. The goal is to promote work and community engagement among Medicaid beneficiaries. The report states: “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing a new policy designed to assist states in their efforts to improve Medicaid enrollee health and well-being through incentivizing work and community engagement among non-elderly, non-pregnant adult Medicaid beneficiaries who are eligible for Medicaid on a basis other than disability.” CMS states in the report that work increases “sense of purpose,” it encourages a healthy lifestyle, and it promotes physical and mental health benefits. The report also draws parallels to other state programs which require recipients to work or have work-related assignments, such as SNAP and TNAF. The report suggests that states borrow the requirements from SNAP and TNAF programs in order to integrate them with Medicaid. CMS Administrator Seema Verma says on Twitter: “We owe beneficiaries more than a #Medicaid card; we owe them the opportunity and resources to connect with job skills, training and employment so they can rise out of poverty.” ![CMS Administrator on Twitter](https://www.newhorizonsmktg.com/images/NewsImages/CMS%20Administrator%20on%20Twitter.png "CMS Administrator on Twitter") We’re already seeing responses from state governors as well: ![New Hampshire Governer on CMS Regulation](https://www.newhorizonsmktg.com/images/NewsImages/New%20Hampshire%20Governer%20on%20CMS%20Regulation.png "New Hampshire Governer on CMS Regulation")![Arkansas Governer on CMS Regulation](https://www.newhorizonsmktg.com/images/NewsImages/Arkansas%20Governer%20on%20CMS%20Regulation.png "Arkansas Governer on CMS Regulation") Opponents of the new guideline argue that access to Medicaid makes it easier for individuals to look for work and maintain jobs. Suzanne Wikle of the Center for Law and Social Policy states, “A so-called ‘work requirement’ does not support work, but instead puts a critical support for work at risk.” Other individuals go to Twitter to explain their issues with the new guidelines: ![Keith Boykin on Twitter_CMS](https://www.newhorizonsmktg.com/images/NewsImages/Keith%20Boykin%20on%20Twitter_CMS.png "Keith Boykin on Twitter_CMS")![Matthew Chapman on Twitter_CMS](https://www.newhorizonsmktg.com/images/NewsImages/Matthew%20Chapman%20on%20Twitter_CMS.png "Matthew Chapman on Twitter_CMS")![Mary O'Hara on Twitter_CMS](https://www.newhorizonsmktg.com/images/NewsImages/Mary%20O'Hara%20on%20Twitter_CMS.png "Mary O'Hara on Twitter_CMS") So far, 10 states have filed applications with CMS in order to add this work requirement to their Medicaid program: - Arizona - Arkansas - Indiana - Kansas - Kentucky - Maine - New Hampshire - North Carolina - Utah - Wisconsin ![CMS Administrator on Transforming Medicaid](https://www.newhorizonsmktg.com/images/NewsImages/CMS%20Administrator%20on%20Transforming%20Medicaid.png "CMS Administrator on Transforming Medicaid") We’ll have to wait to see how this will play out – some suggest a lawsuit is sure to come, while others think this new guideline is here to stay. 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