Healthcare DIVE October 6, 2025
About 41% of beneficiaries who could lose coverage due to federal work requirements signed into law this summer have three or more chronic conditions, according to according to new JAMA research.
Dive Brief:
- Medicaid beneficiaries at risk of losing coverage due to work requirements are often managing multiple chronic conditions, especially older enrollees, according to research published Wednesday in JAMA.
- To find beneficiaries who could be disenrolled under work requirements enacted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the study analyzed national survey data to determine health characteristics of Medicaid enrollees between the ages of 20 and 64 who worked less than 20 hours per week or were unemployed and not exempt from the work mandates.
- About 41%...
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