4,000 more people lose Medicaid coverage in Arkansas

According to numbers released by the state on Monday, 4,109 Medicaid beneficiaries were removed from the program in October.

Under the Arkansas program, beneficiaries subject to the requirement who don't meet it for three months in one year lose their benefits.

Arkansas removed 4,353 individuals from the Medicaid program last month, bringing the total number of people who have lost coverage under the state's new work requirements program to nearly 8,500.

Under the Arkansas program, Medicaid beneficiaries who aren't exempt from the work requirements must work at least 80 hours a month. Other activities, like education and training, volunteering and searching for a job, can count toward the 80 hour requirement.

The state's data shows the vast majority of people who have lost their coverage aren't filing reports with the state.

Of the 16,757 people who didn't meet the requirement in September, only 222 people filed reports. LINK