States can delay controversial Medicaid work requirement for six months

First reported by Axios at Fri 4:46 PM · 5 outlets in all

1. Washington Post(subscription required)32mStates can delay controversial Medicaid work requirement for six monthsThe postponement appeared to acknowledge states might need more time to smoothly implement the change.
2. The Hill2hTrump administration delays Medicaid work requirement enforcementThe Trump administration is delaying the implementation of controversial Medicaid work requirements, giving states an extra six months to prepare. The work requirements, which Republicans established in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last year, will still technically go into effect Jan. 1. But states will have an optional “hold harmless” transition period that will…
3. New York Times(subscription required)2hTrump Administration Delays Enforcement of Medicaid Work RequirementThe federal government had planned to require poor adults to prove they were working or lose insurance coverage starting Jan. 1. Now, it will let states wait until July.
4. NBC News2hTrump administration delays Medicaid work requirements by six monthsWork requirements were set to go into effect on Jan. 1 for many able-bodied adults who receive Medicaid, which could have left millions without health insurance.
5. Axios2hTrump administration delays Medicaid work requirements by six monthsThe Trump administration announced a six-month delay Friday in enforcing the Medicaid work requirements that were scheduled to take effect in January.Why it matters: The announcement pauses a set of rules that state officials have warned they're not ready to handle — and that could cause millions of people to lose their health coverage.Driving the news: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said there will be an "optional hold harmless period" through June 30 that will give states "a transition period to further modernize systems, improve processes, and streamline the applicant and…