Public Health Leaders and Scholars File Amicus Brief Challenging CMS Medicaid Work Requirement Rule in Taylor v. Kennedy | Newswise - Newswise
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Public health organizations and scholars filed a legal brief challenging a CMS Medicaid rule that requires certain enrollees to complete 80 hours monthly of work, community service or education, arguing it unlawfully narrows protections for people with serious health conditions and disabilities. The amici contend the rule exceeds Congressional intent by requiring people with qualifying conditions to prove their condition 'significantly impairs' their ability to meet the requirement, and cite evidence from previous work requirement experiments showing substantial coverage losses.
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Newswise — The American Public Health Association, Grantmakers In Health, the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health’s Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health and National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership, Liberty Health Alliance and 167 public health and health policy deans, chairs and scholars have filed an amicus curiae brief supporting the plaintiffs in _Taylor v.…
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