Most of WV Medicaid recipients aren’t aware that work requirements are coming, survey finds

By: Lori Kersey

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: May 27, 2026

Words: 1,069

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Beginning next year, work requirements will be a condition of eligibility for more than 161,000 Medicaid recipients in West Virginia, and most state enrollees are not aware, a new survey found.

About 55% of West Virginia recipients surveyed were not aware of the new Medicaid work requirements. The same percent of Medicaid recipients nationally did not know about the work requirements.

The Health Management Academy, a health system research organization based in Arlington, …

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