Plaintiff states get six months of protection after Medicaid frailty ruling
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On November 2, 2026, Georgetown’s Center for Children and Families reported that a judge gave the 26 plaintiff states, including DC, six months of protection from CMS enforcement from October 29. The ruling also struck CMS’s work impairment test in every state.
An editor’s note says the CMS administrator announced an appeal on November 3. No health center is named.
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Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, Federal Judge Throws a Lifeline to Medicaid Enrollees (November 2, 2026)Part of
- Medicaid work-requirement implementation
The federal rule (CMS-2454-IFC) · Massachusetts v. Oz and other court challenges
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FQHC Talent. (2026, November 2). Plaintiff states get six months of protection after Medicaid frailty ruling. Source: Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, Federal Judge Throws a Lifeline to Medicaid Enrollees (November 2, 2026). Retrieved November 11, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/georgetown-ccf-medical-frailty-ruling-six-month-enforcement-protection-appeal-november-2026