Support for Work Requirements but Opposition to Terminating Benefits Among Medicaid Enrollees and NonEnrollees in Kentucky: Results from a Statewide Survey

摘要

More than a dozen states have sought federal approval for Section 1115 Medicaid waivers to make premiums and work requirements (ie, requirements to work, volunteer, or engage in education, or caretaking), a condition of Medicaid eligibility for adults deemed able‐bodied. Support for these waivers may differ among adults based on Medicaid participation and political affiliation. We report results from an original 2019 survey of a representative sample of adults in the Commonwealth of Kentucky investigating attitudes regarding work requirements, mandatory premiums, and program exclusions as penalties for noncompliance.