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Medicaid Work Rules Under Fire | Philadelphia News
Twenty-five states and Washington D.C. are launching a major legal challenge against the Trump administration’s new Medicaid work requirements, arguing they’re overly restrictive and will deny critical healthcare to vulnerable Americans. The lawsuit targets updated CMS guidance that redefines “medical frailty” to require proof of severe impairment — a change states say catches them off guard and contradicts prior communications. Enrollees aged 19 to 64 must now log 80 hours of work, volunteering, or school each month, with exemptions only for medical frailty or addiction treatment. Critics…
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