“Under-babied.” Dr. Oz said that’s the name for a condition that affects one-in-three Americans. I guess that means over-babied is the condition of having too many kids, but then what do you call having the right number of babies? Baby-neutral? Balanced-babied? Send news tips and your favorite lines from Raising Arizona to John.Wilkerson@statnews.com or John_Wilkerson.07 on Signal.
Scrambling for work requirement exemptions
Patient groups are jockeying for exemptions from Medicaid work requirements, but the unusually fast implementation timeline for states is causing headaches.
Advocates for people in Medicaid would prefer that the federal government exempt specific patient populations from new requirements that able-bodied adult Medicaid beneficiaries work at least 20 hours a week, or be in school or volunteer for community service. Otherwise, it’ll be difficult to help people navigate a state-by-state patchwork of rules.
