INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO) — Medicaid patients from Indiana and four other states have joined several medical organizations in a federal lawsuit challenging rules governing exemptions from new Medicaid work requirements.
According to 21Alive, the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Maryland, includes Medicaid enrollees from Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri and North Carolina. Several medical organizations, including the American College of Physicians and American Academy of Pediatrics, are also plaintiffs.
The requirements stem from the federal tax and spending law signed by President Donald Trump last year. It requires certain adults receiving Medicaid through expansion programs to meet work, education or community engagement requirements, while providing exclusions for some people, including those considered medically frail…