Justices to Mull Wading Into Fight Over Medicaid Work Rules (1)

The U.S. Supreme Court has to decide whether to give the federal government another shot at greenlighting Medicaid work rules that opponents say will be disastrous for low-income people already struggling during the pandemic.

A federal appeals court struck down an Arkansas law that forced people to work, volunteer, or go to school to get Medicaid a month before Covid-19 shuttered businesses across the country. The high court is being asked to step into the dispute at a time when millions of people are flocking to Medicaid after losing their jobs and their employer-sponsored health-care coverage.

“We have millions of ...