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States await details on Medicaid work rules

States are awaiting federal guidance on the Trump administration's new law requiring Medicaid recipients to work or volunteer to maintain coverage, set to take effect next year.
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled Monday that the state's ban on Medicaid coverage for elective abortions is unconstitutional, recognizing a fundamental right to "reproductive autonomy" in the state constitution.
Industry experts warn that verifying volunteer hours manually creates significant compliance challenges for states implementing the new work requirements before the system launch.
Analysts caution that complex verification processes could trigger administrative errors, risking disenrollment of eligible Medicaid beneficiaries who fail to document work or volunteer status correctly.
The anti-abortion movement continues pushing to extend Medicaid funding restrictions for 10 years, though the Trump administration has not yet fulfilled several related policy demands.

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Pennsylvania appeals court overturns ban on Medicaid-funded abortions

A Pennsylvania appeals court on Monday struck down a law prohibiting state Medicaid dollars from covering elective abortions, intensifying the conflict over abortion access in the commonwealth. In a 4-3 ruling, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, one of the state’s appeals courts, recognized a fundamental right to “reproductive autonomy” in a long-awaited case on whether the state-funded health insurance program for low-income residents cou…

10 hours ago·Washington, United States

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Court rules Medicaid abortion coverage ban unconstitutional

The court determined that the Pennsylvania Constitution includes a fundamental right to reproductive autonomy, making the ban on public funding for abortion unconstitutional.

10 hours ago·Lancaster, United States

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