Nebraska DHHS Reviewing Federal Rule on Medicaid Work Requirements, Declines Call to ‘Press Pause’
The rule narrows medical frailty exemptions and may force patients with cancer and other serious conditions to submit proof of inability to work.
- On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released an interim final rule narrowing the medical frailty exemption for Medicaid work requirements, mandating that enrollees prove their inability to work to maintain coverage.
- The rule stems from President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, which cuts nearly a trillion dollars from Medicaid over the next decade and forces states to exceed medical exemptions Congress initially included in legislation.
- Maria Town, President and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities, warned that disabled people will lose essential coverage, stating that Medicaid-supported employment is "not considered to be meaningful community engagement."
- The federal rule faces a 60-day public comment period, after which states must implement by year-end; the Urban Institute estimates 4.9 to 10.1 million fewer people could be enrolled in Medicaid by 2028.
- Because the rule does not take effect until July 31, 2026, the administration retains time to correct the policy while Congress can ensure previous promises of medical exemptions for Medicaid enrollees remain enforceable.
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Nebraska DHHS reviewing federal rule on Medicaid work requirements, declines call to ‘press pause’
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