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Mass. judge issues permanent injunction in Medicaid work requirement case

The AMA believes patients with serious illnesses and complex medical conditions should not face unnecessary barriers to maintaining health coverage. Photo: John Moore/Getty Images

Kevin Kinsella

2 min read

Judge Stearns sided with states in ongoing lawsuit over CMS definition of ‘medical frailty” for exemptions under the interim final rule.

A Massachusetts federal court has rejected the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) definition of “medical frailty” for exemptions under its Medicaid work requirements in a lawsuit filed by more than two dozen states.

On October 29, US District Judge Richard Stearns sided with a coalition of 26

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