STAT+: States sue Trump administration again to delay Medicaid work requirements — SkimNews
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- Oregon, Minnesota, New Mexico and Washington sued the Trump administration Thursday over its sweeping Medicaid changes.
- Dan Rayfield, Oregon’s attorney general, filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court in Oregon.
- The Trump administration faces a complaint alleging it lacks authority to force states to implement the changes and that the overhaul will lead to “irreparable sovereign, fiscal, and public-health harms.”
- A federal judge ruled less than a week before the lawsuit that implementing work requirements would cause “irreparable harm.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill, passed in 2025, outlines the Jan. 1 deadline; the lawsuit was filed less than 60 days before that date.
- Medicaid recipients would have to work, volunteer or attend school for 80 hours a month to keep health insurance, with a few exceptions for disability.
Why it matters: The Jan. 1 deadline is less than 60 days away, with the law set to require Medicaid recipients to complete 80 hours of work, volunteering or school each month to retain health insurance, subject to a few disability exceptions. The four states are challenging the administration’s authority after a federal judge found implementation would cause “irreparable harm.”
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