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Saturday, October 31, 2026● Updated 6:00 AM ET
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Doctors' groups join a lawsuit over Medicaid work-rule exemptions

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The American Medical Association and eight other physician groups filed a brief in a Maryland federal case arguing CMS added a stricter test for who counts as too sick to work that Congress never approved. They also object to limits on letting patients vouch for their own condition, warning eligible people could lose coverage.

Source: Becker's Hospital Review

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