availablepublic3471https://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/stories/a-ruling-against-kentuckys-medicaid-work-requirements-could-affect-other-states/3015852927cove3471PBS NewsHour: Kentucky faces ruling against Medicaid work requirementsA ruling against Kentucky’s Medicaid work requirements could affect other statesA federal judge recently ruled against Kentucky’s work requirement for Medicaid recipients after it became the first state to impose it. The judge called the mandate “arbitrary and capricious” in a decision that could have an impact on other states looking to implement a similar policy. Sara Rosenbaum, a professor of health law and policy at George Washington University, joins Hari Sreenivasan.2018-09-01 21:00publishdisabledshowshow6552MetroFocus: MetroFocus: January 13, 2022INDEPENDENT LENS: “A RECKONING IN BOSTON”https://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/stories/a-reckoning-in-boston/2022-01-13 21:00https://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/files/2022/01/YDr6EjJ-asset-mezzanine-16x9-Xeovo4Z-480x270.jpg3063413603cove6559MetroFocus: MetroFocus: January 11, 2022Reverend Al Sharpton joins us to discuss his latest book, “Righteous Troublemakers..."https://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/stories/righteous-troublemakers-unsung-civil-rights-heroes/2022-01-11 21:00https://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/files/2022/01/44HYkUS-asset-mezzanine-16x9-eHHslBx-480x270.jpg3063294357cove
A federal judge ruled against Kentucky’s proposal to impose work requirements to Medicaid recipients. With Kentucky being the first state to create a law like this, the judge’s decision could very well set a precedent for other states. PBS NewsHour Weekend discusses why this policy matters to states across the country.
