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Nov 6, 2026

States sue Trump administration to block Medicaid work requirements

Four Democratic state attorneys general filed a new lawsuit to halt the Trump administration's Medicaid work requirements, coming less than a week after a federal judge ruled implementation would cause 'irreparable harm.'

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▪A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Oregon names Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy as defendants
▪The 2025 federal tax and spending law requires Medicaid enrollees aged 19 to 64 to submit monthly paperwork showing 80 hours per month of employment, education, or volunteering
▪The Medicaid work requirements under the 2025 federal law contain exemptions for individuals who are pregnant, postpartum, disabled, medically frail, or caring for children under age 14

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Public healthcare Judiciary State Attorneys General Medicaid & state healthcare access State politics Healthcare Access and Insurance Trump administration healthcare policy Trump administration

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