Judge blocks Trump administration's Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailty

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Fatima Hussein | Associated Press, as published by LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) · October 29, 2026 · 1 min read

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President Donald Trump talks with reporters after arriving on Air Force One on Oct. 23, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Mark Schiefelbein / ) Chronically ill people on Medicaid won't be bound by new work requirement rules that the latest Trump administration guidance requires...

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