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Medicaid Work Requirements: New CMS Rule Ties Mental Illness and Addiction Exemptions to Whether a Beneficiary Can Work

Medicaid Work Requirements: New CMS Rule Ties Mental Illness and Addiction Exemptions to Whether a Beneficiary Can Work

by Ethan Webb | Jun 6, 2026 | Regulation

CMS’s interim final rule on Medicaid work requirements ties the serious mental illness and substance use disorder exemptions to a medically frail test built around the ability to work, and bars states from exempting people by diagnosis alone. Key Takeaways The...

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