Facing Funding Losses, States Call Out Big Businesses With Employees on Medicaid

15 Jul 20264 min read0 viewsVerified Feed

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As the Trump administration’s January deadline looms for states to enforce new Medicaid work requirements, some state lawmakers are turning the tables by pushing to publicly name the largest companies that have employees enrolled in the government program covering low-income and disabled people. California lawmakers seek to revive an expired law that would require the state to identify companies that employ 100 or more people and have employees enrolled in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program.
Nevada has had a similar law in place since 2017, though a proposal for one in Oregon stalled when its legislative session ended in March. The California bill author, Democratic state Sen.
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, said she is deeply troubled by what is going to happen when work requirements kick in. According to the state, nearly 5 million out of more than 14 million residents on Medi-Cal will be subject to the rule.
“We think this is a bill that’s about fairness,” Smallwood-Cuevas said.