Investigative Reporter

A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration rule that would have made it harder for Arizonans with serious medical conditions to qualify for exemptions under new Medicaid work requirements set to take effect in January. The decision removes a major hurdle for the state’s 100,000-plus medically vulnerable residents but leaves broader work requirements intact

Author Archives: Jasmine Demers

Judge strikes down federal rule narrowing Medicaid exemptions for sickest Arizonans

New Medicaid work rules could make it harder for thousands of ‘medically frail’ Arizonans to keep coverage

Arizona promised secure treatment for its sickest psychiatric patients. Seven years later, it still doesn’t exist.

Medicaid fraud targeting Indigenous communities continues despite AHCCCS reforms

Arizona’s community health centers were built on Medicaid. Now they face uncertainty