Judge Blocks Trump Medicaid Work-Requirement Rule

A US federal judge blocked a Trump administration Medicaid rule that would have required very sick Americans to prove their impairment to keep coverage. The judge sided with 25 states and the District of Columbia, which sued the administration.

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Court Blocks Strict New Rule for Medicaid Work Requirements

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States had sued the Trump administration, arguing that a regulation would unlawfully cause very sick Americans to lose their coverage. A federal judge agreed.

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US judge blocks Trump’s Medicaid rule forcing ill to prove impairment

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Court Blocks Strict New Rule for Medicaid Work Requirements

States had sued the Trump administration, arguing that a regulation would unlawfully cause very sick Americans to lose their coverage. A federal judge agreed.

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