Medicaid work mandate will create uncertainty in some states
(WorldNews Health)

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Republicans this past week began to realize their long-held goal of requiring certain adults to work, get job training or perform community service in exchange for getting health coverage through Medicaid. Whether that`s a commonsense approach or an added burden that will end up costing many Americans their health insurance will now be debated in states across the country considering the landmark change to the nation`s largest health insurance program. To Medicaid recipients such as Thomas J. Penister of Milwaukee, it`s created uncertainty about their ability to have health coverage. He`s been unemployed for the last four or five years and has received Medicaid for...