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The requirements will take effect in 2027 and will apply to many adults receiving coverage through Medicaid expansion programs.
Adults on Medicaid will be required to work 80 hours per month. The Trump administration says people who are sick will have to prove they are too sick to work to be exempt from the new work rules.
The requirements state that Medicaid recipients who are not exempt must prove they spent at least 80 hours per month working, performing community service or going to school at least half-time, according to STAT.
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New CMS Medicaid work requirements could increase employment but may also cause millions of adults to lose coverage by 2027. The CMS notified Medicaid beneficiaries, who met certain requirements, that they must report 80 hours of work per month as a new condition of eligibility to receive government assistance. 1
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