Stop Medicaid Work Requirements That Already Failed Once

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I'm calling about Medicaid work requirements in the reconciliation bill.
Arkansas tried this in 2018. Within nine months, 18,000 people lost coverage. Most lost it because of paperwork, not because they were not working.
Congress is nationalizing a policy that already failed. Please remove work requirements from the bill.
I'm a constituent. Millions of Americans depend on Medicaid and this will throw people off coverage for bureaucratic reasons.

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Dear [Senator/Representative name],

I am writing as a constituent from [city, state] about stop medicaid work requirements that already failed once.

Arkansas tried this in 2018. Within nine months, 18,000 people lost coverage. Most lost it because of paperwork, not because they were not working.

Congress is nationalizing a policy that already failed. Please remove work requirements from the bill.

The facts support this: 18,000 people who lost Medicaid coverage in Arkansas within 9 months of work requirements. paperwork the reason most people lost coverage, not because they stopped working. national scope of the work requirements in the reconciliation bill, expanding a state-level failure.

I am asking you to take a public position on this issue and act accordingly. Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address]

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18,000 people who lost Medicaid coverage in Arkansas within 9 months of work requirements

paperwork the reason most people lost coverage, not because they stopped working

national scope of the work requirements in the reconciliation bill, expanding a state-level failure

The federal reconciliation bill adds work requirements to Medicaid for the first time. Arkansas tried this in 2018. Within nine months, 18,000 people lost coverage. Most lost it because of paperwork problems, not because they were not working. Congress is about to nationalize a policy that already failed.

This letter asks your representatives to remove work requirements from the bill and protect coverage for the millions of Americans who depend on Medicaid.