Medicaid Work Rule Leaves Homeless People in the Cold
Federal rules could strip coverage from homeless enrollees who cannot document work, volunteering or school, with states facing a 30-day verification deadline.
- Montana plans to begin removing Medicaid enrollees from coverage this October if they cannot prove compliance with new federal work requirements set by the Trump administration.
- Trump finalized federal regulations requiring recipients to prove employment, education, or volunteer work to maintain benefits, with states mandated to begin implementing these checks by January.
- Tywon Pugh, who is homeless and manages seizures, faces significant hurdles to prove eligibility, as federal rules do not consider homelessness an automatic medical exemption from work requirements.
- The Congressional Budget Office projects requirements will increase the number of uninsured people by more than 5 million by 2034, while health centers worry about filling financial gaps.
- In June, 25 mostly Democratic-led states sued Trump over the regulations, arguing the medical frailty standard remains too difficult for enrollees to meet and for states to assess.
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Hanford Sentinel
Medicaid work rule leaves homeless people in the cold
MISSOULA, Mont. — Tywon Pugh has seizures that make it hard to find and keep a job. “They called me a ‘liability to the job site,’” Pugh said, recalling the words of his manager when a seizure cost him his…
Catholic leaders warn that work demands in Medicaid can remove the coverage of fragile patients due to excessive government bureaucracy.
Medicaid Work Rule Leaves Homeless In The Cold
Tywon Pugh has seizures that make it hard to find and keep a job. “They called me a ‘liability to the job site,’” Pugh said, recalling the words of his manager when a seizure cost him his last job at a fast-food restaurant in this western Montana city. When the 46-year-old lost work in the past, his wife of 10 years covered their rent and he tended to their home until he found another
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