Becker's Healthcare September 29, 2025
Work requirements for Medicaid eligibility are set for 2027, but states can request short-term exceptions for counties with high unemployment. By assessing county-level data in Medicaid expansion states, KFF found only 7% of counties meet the exception criteria using a 12-month average unemployment rate.
The law permits states to request exemptions for counties with unemployment rates at least at 8% or below 8% but 1.5 times at or above the national average rate.
About 1.4 million expansion enrollees...
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