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Roles for AI in Implementation of Medicaid Work Requirements

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2026.4102

September 03, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This JAMA Forum discusses Medicaid work requirements after passage of the 2025 budget reconciliation law, the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in helping to determine Medicaid eligibility, and potential guardrails in the use of AI tools to determine eligibility in each state.

Corresponding Author: Michelle M. Mello, JD, PhD, MPhil, Stanford Law School, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA 02421 (mmello@law.stanford.edu).

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