
News|Articles|July 30, 2026
Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction in Medicaid Work Requirements Case
Author(s)Sabrina McCrear
Fact checked by: Laura Joszt, MA
A federal judge heard arguments over whether CMS unlawfully narrowed the Medicaid work requirement exemption for medically frail beneficiaries.
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Richard G. Stearns of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied a motion for a preliminary injunction in Commonwealth of Massachusetts et al. v Oz et al., a lawsuit brought by 25 states and the District of Columbia challenging portions of CMS' interim final rule implementing Medicaid work requirements.1 As a result, the rule stays in effect while the underlying lawsuit continues.
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