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Judge Blocks Trump Medicaid Rule Narrowing Medically Frail Exemptions

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns blocked U.S. President Donald Trump administration’s Medicaid rule that narrowed medically-frail exemptions.
The injunction took effect on Oct. 29, 2026 after 25 states and D.C. sued.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the rule in June to implement work requirements from the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill.
Stearns said decision keeps work-requirement program but eases exemptions for chronically ill Medicaid recipients.

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U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns blocked U.S. President Donald Trump administration’s Medicaid rule that narrowed medically-frail exemptions.
The injunction took effect on Oct. 29, 2026 after 25 states and D.C. sued.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the rule in June to implement work requirements from the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill.
Stearns said decision keeps work-requirement program but eases exemptions for chronically ill Medicaid recipients.