New York Medicaid director on why the Bronx is exempt from new federal work requirements

As new Medicaid work requirements are set to take effect in January, approximately 200,000 Bronx residents could get a reprieve.

Because of the borough’s high unemployment rate, Bronx residents qualify for a federal hardship exemption from the new requirements, state officials said. New York plans to implement the exemption, which would apply automatically to eligible Medicaid recipients without requiring them to take additional steps…