Arizona suspends Medicaid work requirement

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona has quietly suspended plans to require that about 120,000 people work, volunteer or go to school to receive Medicaid benefits.
The state Medicaid program posted a notice on its website saying the requirements are being delayed “as court cases in other states play out.” They were due to take effect in January.
A federal judge in March blocked work requirements in Arkansas and Kentucky, ruling they undermined the program’s mission of providing health