States face another challenge with Medicaid work rules: staffing shortages

By: Sam Whitehead

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: April 28, 2026

Words: 1,501

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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Katie Crouch says calling her state’s Medicaid agency to get information about her benefits can feel like a series of dead ends.

“The first time, it’ll ring interminably. Next time, it’ll go to a voicemail that just hangs up on you,” said the 48-year-old, who lives in Delaware. “Sometimes you’ll get a person who says they’re not the right one. They transfer you, and it hangs up. Sometimes, it picks up and there’s just nobody …

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