By skyforbes 
Some lawmakers are calling for this initiative.
I live in Louisiana, and I recently read an article where newly elected Governor Jeff Landry is considering the idea of instituting a work requirement for those who receive Medicaid benefits. He’s not the only one who is considering it. Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, and Wisconsin are also considering the work requirement. If more states institute this requirement, it will affect millions of low-income families who are currently unemployed or underemployed but who are making genuine efforts to find steady and better-paying jobs. The work requirement assumes wrongly that most Medicaid recipients have no desire for employment and instead are mooching off the system.
Work Requirements Could Affect Older Adults Who Are Unable To Work
If more states started instituting work requirements for Medicaid, this could affect older low-income Americans whose medical conditions make it impossible to work. States could require recipients under age 65 to work to keep their benefits, but they can exempt individuals who have certain illnesses that prevent employment. But what if certain states still choose to require these individuals to work for benefits? And what about older adults who are not employed…