Medicaid Reform and Personal Responsibility Act of 2017 2017-05-17 Introduced in Senate Medicaid Reform and Personal Responsibility Act of 2017

This bill requires state Medicaid programs to impose a work requirement upon enrollees who are able-bodied adults without dependents. Specifically, such enrollees must spend at least 20 hours per week working in a job, receiving on-the-job training, obtaining job skills, or doing community service. Such enrollees must also annually register with the state as employed or as unemployed and actively looking for employment.

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