Nebraska Becomes First State to Enforce Medicaid Work Requirements May 1
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Nebraska will enforce 80-hour/month work requirements starting May 1, 2026 — 8 months ahead of the federal January 2027 mandate. This is the first real-world test of how work requirements affect community health center patient panels and revenue.
KFF estimates work requirements nationally will leave 5.3 million newly uninsured. Nebraska CHCs will serve as the early warning system for California FQHCs.
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FQHC Talent. (2026, April 6). Nebraska Becomes First State to Enforce Medicaid Work Requirements May 1. Source: KFF. Retrieved October 6, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/nebraska-first-state-work-requirements-may-2026