Judge rejects states’ bid to block Medicaid work rules

By: Nada Hassanein

Outlets: Stateline

Published: July 31, 2026

Words: 529

Last Updated: 7 hours, 2 minutes ago

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States will have to meet a Jan. 1 deadline to implement new Medicaid work requirements, after a federal judge denied 25 Democratic-led states’ request to pause implementation of the rule.

The broad tax and spending law President Donald Trump signed last summer, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, requires states that have expanded Medicaid to cover more adults under the Affordable Care Act — 42 states plus the District of Columbia — to mandate that …

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