Medicaid work requirements, redeterminations will cause up to 75K to lose their health care in WV

By: Lori Kersey

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: April 1, 2026

Words: 822

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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Between 40,000 and 75,000 West Virginians will lose their Medicaid coverage in 2028 under new work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks going into effect beginning next year, according to a study released last week.

State policies will help determine whether the decline turns out to be closer to the low estimate, the high estimate, or somewhere in the middle, the study says.

The Urban Institute did the analysis with support from the …

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