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Too sick to work? You may have to prove it. Next year, Medicaid recipients will have to start showing documentation such as a doctor鈥檚 note to avoid a new work requirement. 吃瓜不打烊 correspondent Sam Whitehead broke down the rule and exceptions on WAMU鈥檚 Health Hub on July 1.
Study, work, or volunteer: That鈥檚 what many people will have to do to keep their Medicaid starting next year, according to new rules issued by the Trump administration. But consumer advocates worry the new requirements will catch many recipients flat-footed.
吃瓜不打烊 correspondent Sam Whitehead joined WAMU鈥檚 Health Hub on July 1 to explain who will be affected, who can get an exemption, and what enrollees can start doing now to prepare.
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