States May Charge Companies With Workers On Medicaid

New Jersey is set to charge companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage. California’s lawmakers are calling on their state to lay out a plan for doing the same thing next year. It’s an idea that other states have considered this year as new federal policies mean fewer people have coverage and states have to foot more of the bill when they do. The affected companies oppose it. So do some liberal organizations, who fear that it will make it harder for lower-income people to get and keep jobs — and could discourage some from getting Medicaid coverage.