Millions of Medicaid recipients to face draconian requirements as of 1 January

The Guardian Health Tuesday 13 October 2026, 10:00 UTC By Jessica Glenza 1 min read

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Trump’s reform law that seeks to make coverage harder to get, and to keep, includes working 80 hours per monthIt is a date keeping US healthcare providers up at night: 1 January 2027.As the midterm elections loom, everyone from hospital leaders and to patient advocates are focused on the New Year, when Republicans scheduled the most controversial elements of their healthcare reform law to go into effect.

Trump’s reform law that seeks to make coverage harder to get, and to keep, includes working 80 hours per month

It is a date keeping US healthcare providers up at night: 1 January 2027.

As the midterm elections loom, everyone from hospital leaders and to patient advocates are focused on the New Year, when Republicans scheduled the most controversial elements of their healthcare reform law to go into effect.

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