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Georgia Medicaid Rules That Helped Inspire Federal Work Requirements Could End Soon
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's Pathways to Coverage is scheduled to expire at year's end as his term ends.
Many States Aren't Ready For Medicaid Work Requirements
Agency rules and a court decision have forced states to change course as they race towards the implementation deadline.
Judge Strikes Down Trump Administration's Definition Of 'Medically Frail' In Medicaid Work Requirements
The judge sided with a coalition of 25 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit challenging the requirement that states force chronically ill people to prove they can't work.
Close The $580 Medicaid Gambling Loophole
Come Jan. 1, a law intended to encourage employment will have an unsavory workaround.
Confusion And Angst Follow Montana's Early Rollout Of Medicaid Work Rules
All states must implement new Medicaid work requirements by Jan. 1, but three states — Montana, Nebraska, and Arkansas — have already gotten started. Medicaid advocates worry that the expedited timeline in those states will lead to thousands of people losing coverage because they’re confused about the new rules, even if they are eligible for the program — and that Montana may offer a troubling preview of what will happen nationwide next year.
As Work Requirements Kick In For Medicaid, Some States Are Taking A Tougher Stance
Work requirements for some Medicaid beneficiaries begin in January, the result of President Donald Trump’s big 2025 tax cut and policy law, and a handful of Republican-led states are imposing tougher rules than the law requires.
Cost-Saving Medicaid Meal Deliveries Threatened by Cuts, Policy Uncertainty
Research shows medically tailored meals could save states money — in addition to improving health. Yet such programs could land on the chopping block as states look to tighten spending under Trump administration budget cuts.
Up to 2.3 Million Young Adults Could Lose Medicaid Under New Work Requirements
New research from the Urban Institute finds that new work requirements and other provisions of last year’s Big Beautiful Bill could reduce young adult Medicaid expansion enrollment by 22 to 48 percent, or 1.1 to 2.3 million, in 2028.
More Than 200,000 Texans Are Waiting For Medicaid Approval As Enrollment Declines
Outdated technology and stricter requirements for Medicaid and SNAP food assistance have made it harder for Texas to give timely approval to applications, state officials and advocates say.
