Resources and Toolkits
How States Will Implement H.R. 1’s Medicaid Policies, Including Those Taking Coverage Away for Not Meeting Work Requirements
Analysis examining how states are likely to implement H.R. 1’s Medicaid provisions, including work requirements and other policies that can put eligible people at risk of losing coverage due to administrative barriers.The resource outlines key implementation timelines under both early and standard implementation scenarios, highlighting the first and last enrollee cohorts affected, major state policy…
States Need More Time to Prepare for Medicaid Work Requirement
States face an unrealistic timeline to implement Medicaid work requirements by January 2027 due to the compliance demands of data integration, system upgrades, and application portal modifications. These challenges are compounded by limited federal guidance, technical system constraints, and insufficient state capacity, making it difficult for states to adapt and administer the changes effectively. Consequently,…
Coordinating Medicaid and SNAP Work Requirements to Streamline Determinations
States can simplify and streamline determinations for individuals and agenciesand, reduce administrative burden, and minimize unnecessary coverage loss by leveraging the overlap in compliance activities and exemption reasons for individuals applying for or enrolled in both programs. Strategies on aligning exemptions, sharing data, and integrating verification processes highlighted through process flows and crosswalks.
Data and Analytic Approaches for Medical Frailty Exemptions
Resource outlining data and analytic approaches to support states through the technology implementation and integration process for Medicaid work requirements, with a focus on medical frailty exemptions.
Metrics That Matter For States Under H.R. 1
Guide on how state agencies can develop legible and flexible metrics to assess implementation of new work requirements, outlining how to build, capture, and effectively utilize metrics to monitor impact for operational awareness and decisionmaking.
Implementing Medicaid Work Requirements
Implementation-oriented framework to support states with adapting to community engagement/work requirements. Features overview of “look back” period and four-step compliance flow including: checking for automatic hardship, screening for exemptions, checking for participation, and allowing for requestable hardship.
Work Requirements Implementation Resources Toolkit
Repository of resources for state administrators to support the implementation of work requirement policies through overview of implications and recommendations of smart system designs and processes.