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Federal judge blocks Trump administration Medicaid rule

Medicaid work requirements Richard Stearns Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services One Big Beautiful Bill

U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns has blocked a rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that would have required chronically ill Medicaid recipients to prove their conditions significantly impair their ability to work in order to qualify for medical exemptions.

The ruling, issued in Boston, provides a partial victory to a coalition of 25 states and the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs argued that the administration's stricter definition of “medically frail” overstepped the authority granted by the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act and would prevent vulnerable individuals from accessing necessary care.

While the judge blocked the expanded impairment test, the decision does not strike down the Medicaid work requirements themselves. Under the law, adults aged 19 to 64 must complete 80 hours of work or community engagement per month starting January 1, 2027. Stearns also upheld two other federal restrictions: states may reject medical frailty proof if a diagnosis is more than a year old, and states may accept only one self-attestation per continuous enrollment period.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · District of Columbia · Donald Trump · Medicaid · One Big Beautiful Bill · One Big Beautiful Bill Act · Richard Stearns

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US judge blocks Trump’s Medicaid rule forcing ill to prove impairment - Haiti Gazette – Daily Haiti News [haitigazette.com]
Judge blocks Trump administration's Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailty [laist.com]
US judge blocks Trump’s Medicaid rule forcing ill to prove impairment - Antigua Tribune – Daily Antigua & Caribbean News, Global Headlines & Insights [antiguatribune.com]
Clinton-Appointed Judge Strikes Trump's 'Medically Frail' Test for Medicaid Work Rules | CDN [conservativedailynews.com]
Some Medicaid enrollees won't have to prove work inability [missoulacurrent.com]
Judge blocks Trump administration’s Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailty [mymotherlode.com]
US judge blocks Trump limits to Medicaid work requirement exceptions [srnnews.com]
Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Medicaid Rule Forcing Sick Recipients To Prove Frailty [vinnews.com]
US judge blocks Trump limits to Medicaid work requirement exceptions - Hawaii Tribune-Herald [www.hawaiitribune-herald.com]
Court vacates CMS medical frailty restriction in Medicaid work requirement [www.hfma.org]
Judge Strikes Down Limited Exception to New Medicaid Requirement [www.ntd.com]
STATEMENT: Democratic AGs Stop Trump From Ripping Coverage Away From Millions More Through Cruel Medicaid Rule [www.protectourcare.org]
Judge blocks Trump administration's Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailty [articles.thelocalreport.in]
Court blocks strict new rule for Medicaid work requirements [www.westhawaiitoday.com]
Judge blocks Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailty [ctmirror.org]
Judge Strikes Down Trump Rule Forcing Seriously Ill Medicaid Patients to Prove They Cannot Work [www.ibtimes.co.uk]
Judge blocks Trump administration's Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailty [www.kob.com]
Judge blocks Trump administration's Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailty [www.newsday.com]
Judge blocks Trump administration’s Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailty [triblive.com]
Judge blocks Trump administration’s Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailty [www.troyrecord.com]