The Trump administration signaled Tuesday that it would allow states to impose work requirements on some adult Medicaid enrollees, a long-sought goal for conservatives that is strongly opposed by Democrats and advocates for the poor.
"Let me be clear to everyone in this room: We will approve proposals that promote" employment or volunteer work, Seema Verma, the head of the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said in a speech to the nation's state Medicaid directors.
Such a decision would be a major departure from federal policy, and critics said it would lead to a court fight. President Barack Obama's administration ruled repeatedly that work requirements were inconsistent with Medicaid's mission of providing medical assistance to low-income people.
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