12-01-2018 16:02 via topix.com

LePage on Medicaid work requirements: 'Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful'

Good morning from Augusta, where Republican Gov. Paul LePage had a very good day on Thursday when the federal Medicaid agency said That drew swift rebuke from advocates for low-income Mainers who said it's a thinly veiled way to kick people out of the program. In its 50-year history, Medicaid has never had a work requirement attached, though other social service programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and SNAP , have in some states.
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