Pennsylvania House Bill 2138 which would allow for work requirements in Medicaid has successfully been voted out of the Health Committee and will come to a full vote by the Senate. It is critical that PA residents contact their state senator now to urge him or her to vote NO on HB 2138.

This bill will unnecessarily punish families and children living in poverty at the administrative expense of taxpayers. Check out our past blog to remind yourself of how the law would work.

The Urban Institute did a comprehensive review of the literature on work requirements in public assistance programs and found that the evidence shows these programs fail to meet their stated goals at the detriment of individuals losing life-saving benefits.