States’ Differing Approaches to Implementing Medicaid Work Requirements
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Summary
KFF has released a new brief highlighting results from the 2026 Medicaid Eligibility, Enrollment, and Renewal Policies Annual Survey related to Medicaid work requirement implementation.
Results from the survey capture the different choices states are making about how to implement Medicaid work requirements. While planning for implementation continues, states have started to make several important policy choices, including the amount of verification required, verification automation, timeline for implementation, and adoption of hardship exceptions.
Results from the survey capture the different choices states are making about how to implement Medicaid work requirements. While planning for implementation continues, states have started to make several important policy choices, including the amount of verification required, verification automation, timeline for implementation, and adoption of hardship exceptions.