Column: The red-state craze for useless and costly Medicaid work requirements is disappearing

Reality seems to be catching up with Medicaid work requirements, as a half-dozen states have rolled back or suspended their plans and others are reconsidering the option.

In most of those states, rules throwing people off Medicaid rolls if they can't show that they've worked or sought work have run into legal challenges, adverse court rulings or the discovery that they cost more than expected or affect more households than anticipated.

That's the finding of a survey by Jessica Schubel of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released this week. Schubel observes that work requirement policies