CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire has won federal approval for its plan to require most adult Medicaid recipients to work at least 20 hours per week.
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday approved the state’s request for a waiver to allow the work requirements, saying it wants to make sure that able-boded, working age adults receive the necessary skills to join the workforce.
Jeff Meyers, commissioner of the state Department of Health and Human Services, says the work requirements will help empower people to better their lives while they get access to health care.
Both the House and Senate recently approved plans to continue the expanded Medicaid program for another five years, using liquor revenues to cover the state’s cost as federal funding decreases.
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