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Medicaid, Work, and the Courts: Reigning in HHS Overreach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Sidney D. Watson
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Abstract

Work requirements are the centerpiece of HHS's Trump Administration strategy to undo the ACA expansion for low income working age adults. This article examines the June 29, 2018 trial court opinion in Stewart v. Azar which held that HHS's approval of Kentucky's Section 1115 work demonstration was “arbitrary and capricious.” The purpose of Medicaid is to provide health coverage and HHS may not ignore the loss of coverage that will result from a work requirement.

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Symposium Articles
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 46 , Issue 4: Next Steps in Health Reform , Winter 2018 , pp. 887 - 891
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2018

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