Where jobs are scarce, over 1 million people could dodge Trump’s Medicaid work rules

Where jobs are scarce, over 1 million people could dodge Trump’s Medicaid work rules

Millions of Medicaid enrollees may have a way out of the new federal work requirement — if they live in a county with high unemployment.

Where Jobs Are Scarce, Over 1 Million People Could Dodge Trump’s Medicaid Work Rules

Millions of Medicaid enrollees may have a way out of the new federal work requirement — if they live in a county with high unemployment. By January 2027, President Donald Trump’s far-reaching domestic policy law will require many adult, nondisabled Medicaid enrollees in 42 states and Washington, D.C., to work or volunteer 80 hours a month or go to school. But under the law, Medicaid enrollees in counties where unemployment is at least 8% or 1.5 …

Where jobs are scarce, over 1 million people could dodge Trump's Medicaid work rules

Under a new law, many Americans will have to meet a work requirement to obtain and keep their Medicaid coverage. But due to an exemption, millions living in areas of high unemployment could be spared.

Prevent Blindness Analysis of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R.1, or OBBBA) and its Impact on Eye Health - Prevent Blindness

In July, President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) into law. The package includes the largest cuts in federal spending to the Medicaid

TheVoiceOfJoyce What is the Medicaid Hardship Exemption, work plans & SNAP qualifications under Big Beautiful Bill. Who’s affected?

What is the Medicaid Hardship Exception and How Could it Affect Who’s Required to Work? Nationally, 7% of Medicaid expansion enrollees (1.4 million) could potentially qualify for a hardship exception from work requirements because they live in counties with high unemployment, according to a new KFF analysisof how the exception criteria could be implemented. The new Medicaid work requirements, which states must implement in January 2027, mandate …

A Look at the Potential Impact of the High Unemployment Hardship Exception to Medicaid Work Requirements – RamaOnHealthcare

The Republican budget reconciliation package, signed into law on July 4th, will—for the first time—require some individuals enrolled in Medicaid to meet work requirements as a condition of eligibility. When implemented by January 2027 (or sooner at state option), adults enrolled through the Medicaid expansion and certain adults enrolled in Medicaid waiver programs in Wisconsin [...]