Judge blocks Trump administration's Medicaid "medically frail" rule
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's definition of "medically frail" for Medicaid work requirement exemptions, in a case brought by 25 states and Washington, D.C.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's Medicaid guidance on who counts as "medically frail," according to ABC News, PBS NewsHour, The Hill and Al Jazeera. The ruling came Thursday, The Hill reports.
U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns issued a temporary injunction on states having to determine medical frailty, The Hill reports. He found the definition used under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was unlawful. The Hill's excerpt of his reasoning cuts off after the word "contrary," so the rest is not available.
Al Jazeera reports that the judge ruled for a group of 25 states and the District of Columbia that brought the suit. PBS NewsHour reports the states filed in June. They challenged guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services tied to the 2025 law.
ABC News reports that chronically ill people on Medicaid will not be bound by the new rules. Under the guidance, those rules set how people qualify for "medically frail" exemptions from work requirements.
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- ABC NewsJudge blocks Trump administration's Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailtyThu, Oct 29, 3:32 PM EDT
- PBS NewsHourJudge blocks Trump administration's Medicaid work requirement rule forcing proof of medical frailtyThu, Oct 29, 3:53 PM EDT
- PBS NewsHourJudge blocks Trump administration's Medicaid work requirement rule forcing proof of medical frailtyThu, Oct 29, 3:53 PM EDT
- The HillTrump administration's definition of 'medically frail' unlawful, according to federal judgeThu, Oct 29, 5:19 PM EDT
- Al JazeeraUS judge blocks Trump’s Medicaid rule forcing ill to prove impairmentFri, Oct 30, 12:38 AM EDT
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Earlier versions (2)
- Thu, Oct 29, 8:15 PM EDT, 3 outlets: Judge rules Trump administration's "medically frail" Medicaid definition unlawful
- Thu, Oct 29, 4:00 PM EDT, 2 outlets: Federal judge blocks Medicaid rule requiring proof of medical frailty