“Less than two weeks after Kentucky became the first state approved to implement work requirements for its “able-bodied” Medicaid beneficiaries, a lawsuit has been filed against HHS and CMS alleging the plan is “an abuse” of the agencies’ regulatory powers.”
“The Kentucky Medicaid beneficiaries named as plaintiffs in the complaint are represented by Kentucky Equal Justice Center, the Southern Poverty Law Center and National Health Law Program, which had been named as a potential legal challenger …suit argues the work requirements will harm beneficiaries and “vastly exceed” the waiver authority granted to HHS and CMS.”
“… CMS Administrator Seema Verma, MPH, helped craft the waiver in her work as a private consultant prior to joining the Trump administration, which has led to questions from Democrats about whether approving the waiver constitutes a conflict of interest…”
Source: HHS sued over work requirements for Medicaid recipients – By John Gregory, January 25, 2018. HealthExec. Read the full article here.
