The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, recently released a new definition of medical frailty that Indiana groups say is more restrictive than expected.
The nearly 400-page rule stops states from offering blanket work exemptions to all people with HIV, cancer and other serious medical conditions, potentially leaving some patients without coverage.
Specifically, the rule requires people on Medicaid to prove that their illness is enough to keep them from working the required 80 hours a month…