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New Medicaid Rules Allow States To Use Tiers For Work Exemptions

Federal guidelines permit states to use medical frailty tiers for Medicaid work requirement exemptions, raising concerns among advocates that complex rules may cause patients to lose coverage.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 11 Sept 2026 · updated 3h ago

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  1. A cancer survivor hoped to work — then she lost her Medicaid disability coverage NPR Health ·
  2. Medicaid will let states use ‘tiers’ to determine medical frailty STAT

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