Lawmakers told the outlet other states will be watching the implementation process.
“If [Georgia] can successfully navigate through this, then I think it could be a great opportunity for other states,” Rep. Barry Loudermilk, a Georgia Republican, told Politico.
Georgia is the first state that has not expanded Medicaid to implement work requirements. The new work requirements will partially expand Medicaid coverage to low income adults, but enrollees — with some exceptions — must complete 80 hours of work, job training, education or community service per month to receive coverage.
House Republicans pitched similar work requirements at the federal level in an April bill to raise the debt ceiling.
Federal work requirements for Medicaid were not included in the final deal.
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