SB134 Relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program.

Work requirements add administrative costs for compliance tracking and often result in coverage losses for eligible people who fail paperwork requirements, not because they do not work.

Research from other states shows work requirements primarily cause eligible working people to lose coverage due to administrative barriers, increasing uninsured rates and emergency room costs.

Conditions healthcare access on government-approved activities, restricting the freedom of vulnerable residents to make their own life decisions while maintaining health coverage.