New federal Medicaid rules require 1 month of work. Some states demand more.

Starting next year, about 18.5 million adults will be subject to new Medicaid work rules in 42 states and Washington, D.C. Some Republican-controlled states want to triple the required work period.

States face another challenge with Medicaid work rules: staffing shortages

Katie Crouch says calling her state’s Medicaid agency to get information about her benefits can feel like a series of dead ...

Medicaid work rules will stress states' staffing capacity

Some states already don't have enough staff to quickly process Medicaid applications and answer enrollees' phone calls. Researchers say they may not be prepared to handle new Medicaid work rules, ...
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Medicaid work rules exempt the ‘medically frail.’ Deciding who qualifies is tricky.

Eliza Brader worries she soon will need to prove she’s working to continue receiving Medicaid health coverage. She doesn’t think she should have to. The 27-year-old resident of Bloomington, Indiana, ...
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This little-noticed update to Medicaid rules could burden seniors with thousands in medical debt

Seniors relying on Medicare escaped Trump's big budget law mostly unscathed. Those on Medicaid may not. President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act left Medicare relatively unscathed, but a ...