For those who think structural racism is a thing of the past and we can’t do anything about it now.

https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billanalysis/Senate/pdf/2017-SFA-0897-C.pdf

«In addition, the waiver would have to include a request to allow for the following:

— A requirement that the DHHS, in any monthly reporting cycle, give consideration for an individual who did not meet the average hours of workforce engagement requirements by up to 40 hours due to a good cause temporary exemption.

— To count toward the workforce engagement requirements, substance use disorder treatment that was court-ordered or prescribed by a licensed medical professional that impeded the ability to meet the requirements.

— If a county’s unemployment rate reached 8.5%, allow a recipient in that county to meet the workforce engagement requirements by actively seeking employment according to the Michigan Employment Security Act.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michigan-medicaid_us_5af49fa3e4b032b10bf8c60c

«Under the bill, Medicaid recipients in 17 mostly white counties, all represented by Republican senators, would be exempt from the work requirements, according to an analysis by the Center for Michigan, a think tank. But Medicaid recipients in the six municipalities with the highest unemployment rates, including Detroit and Flint, would have to work at least 29 hours a week to keep their health benefits. All six cities have black majorities or significant numbers of black residents.»