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South Carolina Gets Green Light To Impose Medicaid Work Requirements

Under the new rules, most adults who quality for Medicaid coverage will be required to prove they work at least 80 hours a month, or are doing other activities like volunteering or hunting for a job.

South Carolina received approval from the Trump administration on Thursday to impose Medicaid work requirements, a move likely to trigger a challenge in federal court.

Under the new rules, most adults who qualify for Medicaid coverage will be required to prove they work at least 80 hours a month, or are doing other activities like volunteering or hunting for a job.

The Trump administration has made it a priority to allow states to attach work requirements to Medicaid benefits — something that has not been the case under previous administrations. Critics and many health analysts say most adults who get coverage from Medicaid , and rather than promote employment, these requirements instead cause people

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