Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Dr. Mehmet Oz’s CMS is defending a Medicaid rule that says a terminal diagnosis, cancer, HIV, Parkinson’s, or another serious condition may still require more paperwork before someone is exempt from work requirements. Twenty-five states and D.C. are suing, warning that the rule could bury sick patients, doctors, nurses, and caseworkers in documentation while millions risk losing coverage for failing to navigate the process. Arkansas already showed how this ends: people lose health insurance, employment does not meaningfully rise, and bureaucracy becomes the weapon. Ring of Fire's Josh G. discusses.
Common Dreams - Trump Admin Argues Even Terminally Ill Patients Shouldn't Be Exempt From Medicaid Work Requirements - commondreams.org/news/trump-medicaid-work-requirements-2677293170
STAT News - Judge denies states' motion to postpone Medicaid work requirement - statnews.com/2026/07/30/medicaid-work-requirements-judge-declines-states-request-injunction
AJMC - Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction in Medicaid Work Requirements Case - ajmc.com/view/judge-denies-preliminary-injunction-in-medicaid-work-requirements-case
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Dr. Mehmet Oz’s CMS is defending a Medicaid rule that says a terminal diagnosis, cancer, HIV, Parkinson’s, or another serious condition may still require more paperwork before someone is exempt from work requirements. Twenty-five states and D.C. are suing, warning that the rule could bury sick patients, doctors, nurses, and caseworkers in documentation while millions risk losing coverage for failing to navigate the process. Arkansas already showed how this ends: people lose health insurance, employment does not meaningfully rise, and bureaucracy becomes the weapon. Ring of Fire's Josh G. discusses.
Common Dreams - Trump Admin Argues Even Terminally Ill Patients Shouldn't Be Exempt From Medicaid Work Requirements - commondreams.org/news/trump-medicaid-work-requirements-2677293170
STAT News - Judge denies states' motion to postpone Medicaid work requirement - statnews.com/2026/07/30/medicaid-work-requirements-judge-declines-states-request-injunction
AJMC - Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction in Medicaid Work Requirements Case - ajmc.com/view/judge-denies-preliminary-injunction-in-medicaid-work-requirements-case
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