States rely on consultants to enforce Trump-era Medicaid work rules
TL;DR
States are paying Deloitte, Accenture, Optum and other contractors millions to update Medicaid and SNAP eligibility systems to implement Trump’s work requirements, a move likely to drive up upfront costs while analysts project about 7.5 million fewer people could be uninsured by 2034 and roughly 2.4 million losing food assistance; Wisconsin, Iowa, Kentucky, Illinois and Vermont are among states lining up multi-million-dollar contracts as the federal government foots most of the bill.
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- With federal changes coming to Medicaid, NJ pursues ways to keep people enrolled New Jersey Monitor
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