Trump 'shows an openness' to Medicaid work requirements, committee chair says

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2. All citizens should be covered universally. Fortuantely, there are some exceptions to state Medicaid work requirements.

For example, Georgia's Medicaid Pathways to Coverage has exceptions to the work requirement, including:

--Individuals with disabilities,
--pregnant women,
--Those deemed medically frail, and
--Caregivers for young children or family members with disabilities.
--Some Georgia residents, like eligible veterans and full-time parents of young children, may also be eligible.

Otherwise, Georgia's Medicaid program requires participants to complete at least 80 hours of qualifying activities (work, volunteering, higher education) per month.

To be eligible for Pathways to Coverage, individuals must generally be Georgia residents, U.S. citizens or legal non-citizens, between 19 and 64 years old, with a household income up to 100% of the Federal Poverty Level, and not qualify for other Medicaid programs, according to Georgia Pathways to Coverage.
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Until Congress gets off its rears and enacts universal coverage, the "work" criteria needs to be applied fairly and terms like "disability" should not be restrictive.