Judge blocks Trump administration’s Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailty
The judge said the rule unlawfully narrowed who counts as medically frail and could force eligible Medicaid recipients to lose coverage.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a rule that narrowed medical exemptions for Medicaid recipients, ruling the guidance was "thus contrary to law."
- Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Medicaid enrollees aged 19 to 64 must complete 80 hours of work or community engagement monthly beginning January 1, 2027, with exemptions for those considered "medically frail."
- Stearns determined the CMS rule exceeded congressional intent but upheld other provisions, including a 12-month "lookback" period for medical records and restrictions on self-attestation per continuous enrollment.
- While the injunction halts the "medically frail" exemption restrictions, the broader work requirements remain in effect; the ruling grants states a six-month period of protection from penalties for implementation errors.
- Implementation begins January 1, 2027, though eight states have already rejected the grace period, arguing self-attestation opens the door to fraud and will require documentation for benefits.
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Judge blocks Medicaid rule narrowing frailty exemptions
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its narrow definition of “medically frail” for Medicaid work-requirement exemptions, ruling it exceeded federal authority and could cause eligible people to lose coverage. The ruling leaves the broader work requirements in place while making it easier for people with qualifying medical conditions to be exempt.
Federal judge blocks Trump admin's 'medically frail' Medicaid work definition
A federal judge on Thursday thwarted the Trump administration from enforcing a rule that would impose a strict version of work requirements for Medicaid recipients battling illness. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston, appointed by former President Bill Clinton, sided with 25 Democrat-led states in their lawsuit against the Trump administration’s rule that critics […]
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Judge blocks Trump administration’s Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailty
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chronically ill people on Medicaid won’t be bound by new work requirement rules that the latest Trump administration guidance requires in order to qualify for “medically frail” exemptions, a federal judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston gave a partial victory to a coalition of 25 states and the...
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Judge strikes down Trump ‘medical frailty’ rule in Medicaid work requirements
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration’s definition of “medical frailty” illegally made it harder for certain people to be excused from Medicaid’s work requirement, a victory for Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and the attorneys general and governors in 26 other states. “This is a major victory that protects the most vulnerable, […]
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