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Nebraska Just Started Kicking People Off Medicaid for Not Working. The Federal Government Won't Track What Happens Next.
The biggest change to Medicaid since the ACA is rolling out state by state, with no federal reporting requirement, definitions that aren't finalized, and a January 2027 deadline that 43 states have to hit without knowing the rules.
The Medicaid Clock: Eight Months to Build What Arkansas Couldn't in Three Years
H.R. 1 mandated Medicaid work requirements effective January 1, 2027. States have less than 18 months to build the verification infrastructure. Nebraska starts first in May. The evidence from every prior work requirement program shows the same outcome: eligible people lose coverage, employment doesn't increase.
446 Hospitals Facing Closure Didn't Vote for This
The One Big Beautiful Bill's Medicaid work requirements kick in January 2027. A new analysis finds 446 hospitals in 44 states face elevated closure risk. The cuts are not designed to fix Medicaid. They are designed to end it.