Enrollees, physician groups and the City of Columbus sue HHS over the work-requirement rule's medical-frailty provisions, Taylor v. Kennedy, D. Md.
Taylor v. Kennedy, Jr. (D. Md. No. 1:26-cv-03705) was filed September 18, 2026 and assigned to Judge George L. Russell III. The plaintiffs are five Medicaid enrollees, the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, Doctors for America, the New Hampshire Medical Society, the New Hampshire chapter of the AAP and the City of Columbus, Ohio, represented by the National Health Law Program and Democracy Forward with legal aid partners.
They sue HHS, CMS, Secretary Kennedy and Administrator Oz under the Administrative Procedure Act, claiming the interim final rule's medical-frailty provisions are contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious, and ask the court to stay those provisions under 5 U.S.C. § 705, vacate them and enjoin them. Through September 22 the docket shows summonses and admissions of counsel; no stay or preliminary-injunction motion has been filed.
This is a separate case from the states' challenge, Massachusetts v. Oz, which is set for a hearing on October 20. The rule itself remains in effect.
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- Medicaid work-requirement implementation
Massachusetts v. Oz and other court challenges
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FQHC Talent. (2026, September 18). Enrollees, physician groups and the City of Columbus sue HHS over the work-requirement rule's medical-frailty provisions, Taylor v. Kennedy, D. Md.. Source: CourtListener docket, Taylor v. Kennedy, Jr., No. 1:26-cv-03705 (D. Md.); complaint filed by National Health Law Program and Democracy Forward. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/taylor-v-kennedy-medicaid-work-requirement-frailty-suit-d-md-september-2026
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