Court Rejects State Demands to Delay Medicaid Work Requirement Deployment

By Anil Oza · STAT News · 2026-07-30

According to reporting from STAT News, a federal judge in Massachusetts has denied a petition from 26 states to halt the upcoming launch of Medicaid work mandates. The states argued that insufficient staffing and a lack of administrative capacity would trigger chaos for enrollees

According to reporting from STAT News, a federal judge in Massachusetts has denied a petition from 26 states to halt the upcoming launch of Medicaid work mandates. The states argued that insufficient staffing and a lack of administrative capacity would trigger chaos for enrollees