Who Will Be Exempt from the New Medicaid Work Requirements Next Year?
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
Pregnant women, parents of young children, veterans with disabilities, and several other groups will be exempt from the new Medicaid work requirements, the Trump administration reported on Monday. The guidance was published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, meeting the June 1 deadline set in President Donald Trump's 'great and beautiful bill' to explain how states should implement the work rules. Starting January 1, many adults receiving Medicaid will need to work, attend school, or volunteer for at least 80 hours a month to maintain their coverage. The guidance also includes exemptions for 'medically fragile' individuals or those with conditions that significantly limit their ability to work, such as cancer or substance use disorder. However, the guidance does not include an exemption for homeless individuals. States will have discretion to determine which medical conditions qualify for exemptions. Nebraska, which implemented Medicaid work requirements this year, listed the diagnoses that would qualify someone as medically fragile in a nearly 300-page document of medical codes and technical language.
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