Final Rules for Medicaid Work Requirements Are Out. Here’s What You Need To Know. By Sam Whitehead June 12, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/medicaid-work-requirements-final-rules-exemptions-trump-cms/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-84VcwD6Lpc8T67OWr7xLjTWB6NtVSO4_swygkIe5LFv2FoF46fv7ABK5iNggqfE-cOgCPk6jYfjFXhLXPjBvtoBPBW9Q&_hsmi=423498798&utm_content=423498798&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: Final Rules For Medicaid Work Requirements Are Out. Here’s What You Need To Know The Trump administration has issued final rules on how states should ensure that millions of Medicaid enrollees prove they’re working or completing other activities, such as job training, volunteering, or being enrolled in an educational program. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the rules on June 1. That deadline was set last year in the GOP tax-and-spending law known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which established a work requirement for certain people enrolled in Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities. (Whitehead, 6/12)