NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is continuing to seek work requirements for Medicaid recipients despite a recent federal court ruling blocking such rules from being enforced in two other states.
A spokeswoman for Tennessee's Medicaid program says the state will move forward with its waiver while also monitoring "any development" related to the recent court decision.
Earlier this week, a federal judge ruled that Medicaid work requirements undermined the program's mission of providing health care for the needy. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg in Washington, D.C., blocked work requirements for low-income people from being enforced in both Arkansas and Kentucky.
Currently, Tennessee is one of seven states awaiting approval from the federal government to approve Medicaid work requirements.
The proposal has the backing of Gov. Bill Lee.
