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Judge rejects new Medicaid work rules for the medically frail | STAT (opens in a new tab)

statnews.com · 2026-10-29

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Claim 1 of 4Not checkedA federal judge on Thursday rejected the federal government’s new definition of ‘medical frailty’ in Medicaid work requirements.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 4Not checkedThe judge ruled that states did not have adequate time or resources to overhaul eligibility systems before the rollout of the Medicaid work requirements.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 4Not checkedJudge Richard D. Stearns said the states’ lawsuit showed implementation of the Medicaid work requirements, as written, would cause ‘irreparable harm.’View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 4Not checkedStearns wrote that enforcing an unlawful definition of ‘medically frail’ could lead to the disenrollment of otherwise eligible vulnerable individuals relying on Medicaid coverage for continuity of care.View evidenceHide evidence

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