Nebraska DHHS reviewing federal rule on Medicaid work requirements, declines call to ‘press pause’

By: Zach Wendling

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: June 5, 2026

Words: 548

Last Updated: 6 days, 20 hours ago

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LINCOLN — Nebraska became the first state to implement new federally mandated work requirements for Medicaid recipients in May, and the federal government this week released a first look at what all states would need to follow by Jan. 1.

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its interim final rule on the work requirements Monday for public review. Local nonprofit Nebraska Appleseed blasted the proposal as more onerous than Nebraska’s …

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