Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to the states on how they may seek waivers that would allow them to impose work or community engagement requirements as a condition of eligibility for some Medicaid enrollees. The AMA has recent and strong policy in opposition to Medicaid work requirements. The new guidance issued by CMS does include a range of safeguards that should protect most enrollees from losing their coverage, but we can expect that physicians in states that successfully apply for waivers may experience increased administrative burdens from patients seeking medical exemptions.
Click here to view a summary of the new policy developed by the AMA Division of Legislative Counsel.
Originally released by the AMA on Friday, January 12, 2018.
