New Medicaid Work Rule Means More Chances to Lose Coverage


Too sick to work? Maybe you have to prove it. Next year, Medicaid recipients will have to start showing documentation such as a doctor's note to avoid a new work requirement. KFF Health News correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed the rule and exceptions on WAMU health center July 1.

Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Mehmet Oz. (Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Study, work or volunteer: That's what many people will have to do to keep their Medicaid starting next year, under new rules issued by the Trump administration. But consumer advocates fear the new requirements will catch many recipients by surprise.

KFF Health News Correspondent Sam Whitehead Joins WAMU health center on July 1 to explain who will be affected, who can get a waiver, and what enrollees can start doing now to prepare.

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