State Medicaid Officials Race to Implement Federal Work Requirements
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With fewer than 80 days until the federal deadline, state Medicaid directors gathered at their fall conference to swap practical notes on implementing work requirements for the program. CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz addressed officials by video, urging them to compare notes like scientists comparing lab records. Attendees described the change as one of the biggest to Medicaid in decades, and the atmosphere was likened to a group project racing a deadline. States are still working through the practical mechanics of rollout, and questions about implementation remain open as the deadline approaches.
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State Medicaid directors at their fall conference urgently exchanged practical lessons on implementing federal work requirements, with less than 80 days until the deadline. CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz urged officials via video to share notes like scientists comparing lab records. Attendees called it one of the biggest changes to Medicaid in decades, with an atmosphere of a group project racing a deadline.
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