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Advocates say Medicaid work proposals will target women


Ashley Edwards had a few questions Monday about a move to impose work requirements on a small and mostly-female population receiving Medicaid benefits.

“Who is going to help recipients find gainful employment?” Edwards said at a public hearing on the proposed changes. “Who will provide child care for recipients who get gainful employment? Will new caseworkers be hired or will the state rely on already-overburdened workers?”