Work Reporting Requirements
H.R.1 imposed a mandate on states to establish new work reporting requirements (WRR) for adults covered through Medicaid expansion or similar coverage offered through a waiver.
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H.R. 1 Readiness Tracker Update: Strain Is Building Before the Work Reporting Requirements Clock Starts
As states prepare to implement work reporting requirements, we are closely monitoring Medicaid and CHIP performance indicators on our H.R. 1 tracker. The latest Q1 2026 data show the status of state eligibility systems and processes right before most states start notifying enrollees about the requirements. The short answer: already strained and getting worse. Renewals…
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Almost All Custodial Parents, Caretaker Relatives Should Not be Impacted by Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements in 28 States
As states rush to implement complex new work reporting requirement provisions before January 2027, the new Interim Final Rule (IFR) released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has caused massive confusion. However, the IFR made important clarifications about which adults are not subject to work reporting requirements (WRRs), are excluded from WRRs,…
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CCF Comments on Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements Interim Final Rule
The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families submitted the following comments to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regarding CMS’s Interim Final Rule (IFR) implementing H.R. 1-mandated Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements (WRRs). Read the Comments.
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CCF Submits Comments on Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements Interim Final Rule
Today, CCF submitted public comments on CMS’s Interim Final Rule (IFR) implementing H.R. 1-mandated Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements (WRRs). As we’ve written about time and time again, WRR policies are harmful, create unnecessary barriers to coverage, and will result in coverage losses without actually supporting work. Nonetheless, H.R. 1 has required most states to impose…
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New Report Examines How States Can Protect Pregnant/Postpartum Enrollees from Losing Health Coverage Due to Work Reporting Requirements (And Why We Should Still Be Worried)
As awareness has grown about the new Medicaid work reporting requirements (WRRs) that have already been put in place in some states but are mandated to begin January 1 of next year, it has created layers of confusion about who will be required to report work hours. Our new report on pregnant women and WRRs…