Over 3 in 4 adults potentially subject to Medicaid work requirements may already have a route to exclusion or compliance
Joshua Varcie, Shamik Bhat, Teddy Knox, Heather Howard · 2026
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Varcie, Bhat, Knox, and Howard present a study from twenty twenty-six on Medicaid work requirements starting in twenty twenty-seven. Near eighteen million enrollees may face the new rules. Survey data estimate who could be excused or already comply. Nearly half qualify for at least one exclusion. Well over half meet the compliance bar already. Over three in four have some route to stay covered. Rates vary widely by state, from seventy to ninety-four percent.
Women and younger adults more often have a route. The authors warn paperwork capacity will drive coverage losses. Under one in four lack any route at all. State verification systems become the deciding factor.
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| CREATOR | Joshua Varcie, Shamik Bhat, Teddy Knox, Heather Howard |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |