Implications of a Medicaid Work Requirement: National Estimates of Potential Coverage Losses
Issue Brief
The large majority (about three quarters) of part-time workers work at least 20 hours per week.
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A majority (76%) of survey respondents in Michigan were aware that some services have no copays, in contrast to other questions about knowledge of cost-sharing features of their coverage.