DOJ Asks Justices to Cancel Hearing in Medicaid Work Rule Fight (1)

The federal government asked the Supreme Court Monday to cancel oral arguments in appeals the Trump administration filed to let Arkansas and New Hampshire require that Medicaid recipients work as a condition of coverage.

Acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar filed a motion asking the high court to remove the cases, originally scheduled to be heard March 29, from its calendar. She also asked the justices to toss the lower court decisions and send the cases back with instructions to have the secretary of Health and Human Services resolve the matter.

Opponents of Medicaid work requirements say they do more harm ...