Georgia Sues Biden’s HHS Over Medicaid Work Requirement Repeal

Georgia is suing the HHS over its withdrawal of the state’s authority to require work as a condition of Medicaid eligibility.

The Friday lawsuit comes around a month after the Department of Health and Human Services informed Georgia it won’t be able to impose work requirements on beneficiaries or charge premiums beyond those allowed in the Medicaid statute.

Medicaid work requirements were a policy priority under the Trump administration, which approved proposals to impose them on adult beneficiaries in 12 states. The HHS approved Georgia’s proposal in October 2020 as part of a broader plan to expand eligibility to include ...