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Trump administration delays Medicaid work requirements by six months

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Latest source publication: November 13, 2026 at 5:48 PM Mountain Time

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The postponement appeared to acknowledge states might need more time to smoothly implement the change.
Source excerpt · The Washington Post · November 13, 2026 at 5:48 PM Mountain Time · Original source

The Trump administration is delaying the implementation of controversial Medicaid work requirements, giving states an extra six months to prepare. The work requirements, which Republicans established in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last year, will still technically go into effect Jan. 1. But states will have an optional “hold harmless” transition period that will…
Source excerpt · The Hill · November 13, 2026 at 4:19 PM Mountain Time · Original source

Work requirements were set to go into effect on Jan. 1 for many able-bodied adults who receive Medicaid, which could have left millions without health insurance.
Source excerpt · NBC News · November 13, 2026 at 3:49 PM Mountain Time · Original source

The Trump administration announced a six-month delay Friday in enforcing the Medicaid work requirements that were scheduled to take effect in January. Why it matters: The announcement pauses a set of rules that state officials have warned they're not ready to handle — and that could cause millions of people to lose their health coverage. Driving the news: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said there…
Source excerpt · Axios · November 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM Mountain Time · Original source

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The postponement appeared to acknowledge states might need more time to smoothly implement the change.
Source excerpt · The Washington Post · November 13, 2026 at 5:48 PM Mountain Time · Original source

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The Trump administration is delaying the implementation of controversial Medicaid work requirements, giving states an extra six months to prepare. The work requirements, which Republicans established in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last year, will still technically go into effect Jan. 1. But states will have an optional “hold harmless” transition period that will…
Source excerpt · The Hill · November 13, 2026 at 4:19 PM Mountain Time · Original source

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