Nebraska plans to be the first state to implement Trump’s new Medicaid work requirements

Nebraska positioned to be first state with Trump Medicaid work requirements

By May 1, 2026, all able-bodied, qualifying Nebraskan adults in the Medicaid expansion program will be required to work or participate in an authorized activity in order to receive Medicaid benefits. Gov. Jim Pillen (R-NE) announced Wednesday that Nebraska would be the first state to carry out the Medicaid work requirements passed as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The move will require able-bodied adults aged 19 to 64 who are part of th…

This State Will Be the First to Implement New Medicaid Work Requirements.

PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: New Medicaid work requirements will be implemented in Nebraska, becoming the first U.S. state to reform the system under a federal law signed earlier in 2025.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Governor Jim Pillen (R), Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services, and Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Dr. Mehmet Oz.WHEN & WHERE: Nebraska, with implementation notifications starting January 2026 a…

Nebraska becomes first state to add new Medicaid federal work requirements

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen with Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz on Dec 17, 2025, in Lincoln. (Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — Nebraska stepped Wednesday toward becoming the first state in the country to start its implementation of new federal work requirements for Medicaid health insurance recipients beginning May 1 of the new year.  Gov. Jim Pillen, joined on Zoom by Administrator of the C…

Nebraska to implement work requirements for Medicaid, a first in US

Nebraska will become the first state to implement new work requirements for some people with Medicaid health insurance under a law President Donald Trump signed last year.

Nebraska becomes first state to pursue Medicaid work requirements

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Gov. Jim Pillen on Wednesday announced Nebraska as the first state to pursue Medicaid work requirements. Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, joined Pillen at the Nebraska State Capitol building to make the announcement. During the conference, Pillen detailed Nebraska’s intent to implement the requirements by May 1, 2026....

Nebraska to become first state to implement Medicaid work requirements

Nebraska will become the first state to implement Medicaid work requirements as outlined in Republicans’ summer tax bill.  “We’re not here to take everybody to the curb,” the state’s Republican Gov. Jim Pillen said on Wednesday, according to The Associated Press, noting that the requirements will take effect in on May 1.  He said the…