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Who Should Qualify for Medicaid Exemptions?

· 3:51 · With Maya and Grace

A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration rule that would have made some people with serious illnesses prove that their condition prevents them from meeting Medicaid…

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Vocabulary in this episode
Medicaid expansion

The blocked rule concerned people covered through Medicaid expansion, a part of the program.

This is a part of Medicaid that extends coverage to more people.

Medicaid expansion

The work rules are still scheduled to start on January 1, 2027, for the covered Medicaid expansion enrollees.

Here, it refers to the Medicaid coverage program for the additional enrollees.

community service

Starting January 1, 2027, many expansion enrollees aged 19 to 64 must work or do community service for at least 80 hours a month, or attend school at least half-time.

This means unpaid work done to help people in a community.

half-time

Starting January 1, 2027, many expansion enrollees aged 19 to 64 must work or do community service for at least 80 hours a month, or attend school at least half-time.

Here, it means studying for about half the usual full-time course load.

medically frail

Some people can be exempt, including people considered medically frail and people in addiction treatment.

This describes people whose health makes them especially vulnerable or in need of care.

medically frail

The law says the definition of medically frail must include several groups.

Here, it describes people whose health makes them especially vulnerable or in need of care.

medically frail

But he kept two other federal limits on how states can check whether someone is medically frail.

Here, it describes a health status that states can check.

medically frail

Those other federal limits concern how states check whether someone is medically frail, and they remain in place.

Here, it describes a health status that states can check.

medically frail

The bigger question is how to decide who is medically frail.

Here, it describes people whose health makes them especially vulnerable or in need of care.

qualify

They argued the rule went beyond what the law says and could keep people who qualify from getting needed care.

Here, “qualify” means meet the conditions needed to receive something.

in place

Those other federal limits concern how states check whether someone is medically frail, and they remain in place.

Here, “in place” means still active and not removed.

in place

The court blocked this added test, while leaving the work requirement and other verification limits in place.

Here, “in place” means still active and not removed.

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