JAMA Forum

How to Minimize Avoidable Coverage Losses Under Medicaid Work Requirements

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2026.2321

May 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This JAMA Forum discusses system design, outreach efforts, and job training in the context of the Medicaid work requirements passed into law as part of the 2025 budget reconciliation package.

Corresponding Author: Benjamin D. Sommers, MD, PhD, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard University, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115 (bsommers@hsph.harvard.edu).

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