State Medicaid officials plan for new work requirementsSTAT (opens in a new tab)

statnews.com · 2026-10-23

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State Medicaid officials plan for new work requirementsSTAT

statnews.com · 2026-10-23

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Claim 1 of 3Not checkedState officials are feverishly sharing notes about how to implement one of the biggest changes to Medicaid in decades with less than 80 days until their deadline.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 3Not checkedCMS administrator Mehmet Oz told Medicaid directors to 'think of yourselves as scientists comparing lab notes' and said they play a role in 'this great national research project.'View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 3Not checkedThe conference had the energy of a group project, with lots of ideas, stress about the final grade, and not enough time to get it all done.View evidenceHide evidence

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