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Federal judge blocks the administration's 'medically frail' definition for Medicaid work requirements

Published 5:00 PM CT, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · Updated 5:13 PM CT
In the 5 PM CT update

U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston sided with 25 Democrat-led states and blocked a CMS rule requiring Medicaid enrollees to show a condition "significantly impairs" their ability to meet the new work requirement, the Washington Examiner reported. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act requires adults 19 to 64 to log 80 hours a month of work, school or volunteering starting Jan. 1, 2027; Stearns left two other verification rules in place.

• Medicaid
• Work requirements
• CMS
• Mehmet Oz
• Richard Stearns
• One Big Beautiful Bill Act
• Federal courts
• Health care
• Josh Shapiro