Sen. John Kennedy Continues Push For Medicaid Work Requirement
Should Louisiana Medicaid recipients be required to work to receive benefits?
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy joined KPEL's Bernadette Lee and Derek Albert on Acadiana's Morning News Wednesday and certainly thinks a work requirement could alleviate some of the state's fiscal concerns.
Kennedy said he has penned a letter that was sent to Gov. John Bel Edwards to ask President Donald Trump to consider the work requirement.
Click on the video above to hear where Kennedy's appeal stands in the halls of the state capitol.
More From News Talk 96.5 KPEL
![Crowley, Lafayette Natives Named to Louisiana Health Department Leadership Team](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2023/12/attachment-Untitled-design-410.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![FBI Puts Missing Man With Louisiana Ties on Most Wanted List](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2020/10/GettyImages-73534290.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Former Jeanerette Mayor, Aprill Foulcard, Arrested for Third Time](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2021/06/attachment-Aprill-Foulcard.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Donelon Urges Louisiana Residents to Get Flood Insurance Now](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2021/05/Ambassador-Caffery-Flooding-Facebook.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![How Many People in Louisiana are on Medicaid?](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2021/03/hospital-3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![KPEL Poll: Will You Wear A Mask When Mandate Is Lifted?](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2020/12/GettyImages-1256156603.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Free Mobile Internet Service for Those in Need in Louisiana](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2012/02/cellphone-couple.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![DOTD Head: New Funding Needed To Clear Backlog](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2021/02/Shawn-Wilson.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Men Who Rescued Jalissa Lasalle Tell Their Story [AUDIO]](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-08-at-7.53.14-AM.jpg?w=980&q=75)