The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services announced on September 10, 2026 that nearly 700,000 Medicaid recipients would begin receiving letters that week about federal changes scheduled to start in January 2027, including work requirements and renewals every six months. The letter is the first in a series of communications, and the department said automated calls…

New Mexico’s Health Care Authority projects that about 101,760 Medicaid members could lose coverage for at least two months because of the more frequent eligibility checks that begin January 1, 2027. The estimate, released at an August 31, 2026 news conference, comes as the state prepares to move working-age adults covered through Medicaid expansion from…

Pennsylvanians who apply for Medicaid before January 1, 2027 can still receive up to three months of retroactive coverage for earlier medical bills, even if the state does not finish processing the application until after the new year, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services said on September 22, 2026. Applications received on or after January…

Five Medicaid enrollees, several national physician groups and the city of Columbus, Ohio, sued the federal government on Sept. 18, 2026, over how the new Medicaid work requirement treats people who are medically frail. The case, filed in federal court in Maryland, argues that a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule adds a hurdle…