Eric Wunderlin, who struggled with health issues and unstable jobs, found employment with the help of his Medicaid health plan and a life coach. Now employed full-time with benefits, he enjoys financial stability. His story is highlighted by Republican lawmakers advocating for work requirements for Medicaid enrollees as proof of the program's employment potential. However, most Medicaid recipients already work or face other barriers, making the case for such mandates questionable. Experts suggest efforts to assist Medicaid recipients in finding jobs have not resulted in significant changes.
"I feel like a real person and I can go do things," said Wunderlin, 42. "I feel like I pulled myself out of that slump."
Existing efforts to help Medicaid recipients get a job have seen limited success because there's not a lot of 'room to move the needle,' said Ben Sommers, a professor of health care economics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of.
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