The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday outlined states’ obligations to implement upcoming Medicaid work requirements, issuing a rule that closely adheres to a list of exemptions already found in federal law. The work requirements, passed as part of the Republican 2025 reconciliation law, are set to take effect in January. The law […]
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Rulemaking does not go further than the exemptions laid out by Congress
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz, center, appears at a news conference with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., in the Capitol on June 17, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Posted June 2, 2026 at 6:00am
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