Medicaid Work Rules Don’t Apply to Native Americans. They Could Still Lose Coverage. By Andrew Jones, Katheryn Houghton, and Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez Nov. 13, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/health-care-costs/medicaid-work-rule-requirement-native-american-north-carolina-exemption-coverage/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8cm6oDdQIkZA-GhhdVmUOSTvgyurssxUbRmD5xn3_DceRi4evWGxfycPk7fHIKX5hRNUOLnaPqM4yQBkA0TunGYeFnuw&_hsmi=449197740&utm_content=449197740&utm_source=hs_email Medicaid Work Rules Don’t Apply to Native Americans. They Could Still Lose Coverage. By Andrew Jones, Katheryn Houghton, and Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez Work requirements don’t apply to tribal citizens. But federal health officials provided limited guidance on how states should check eligibility. “I’m extremely nervous,” a North Carolina tribal healthcare administrator said.