Judge declines to extend Georgia's Medicaid work requirement program

A federal judge rejected Georgia's request to extend its Medicaid work requirement program, the Georgia Recorder reported July 16. 

The judge ruled that the state must go through the formal process to request an extension of the Medicaid waiver for the program from CMS. Georgia officials alleged the program's waiver should be extended beyond 2025 because CMS delayed its implementation by two years. 

The program, which launched in 2023, has been slow-growing. There are 4,300 enrollees, the Georgia Recorder reported, far from the state's estimate that 25,000 people would enroll in its first year. 

Georgia is one of nine states that has not expanded Medicaid to all low-income adults. The Georgia Pathways to Coverage program allows adults earning up to the federal poverty level to enroll in Medicaid benefits if they complete 80 hours of work, job training, education or community service per month. 

The program will expire in September 2025, unless CMS approves its extension. 

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