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CMS Medicaid work requirement guidance adds medical frailty rules

Published

14 September 2026

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regulatory

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Healthtech Infrastructure

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United States

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Read at modernhealthcare.com

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Fusion42 · 14 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) has issued detailed guidance on how states should determine medical frailty exemptions for Medicaid work requirements, adding clarity to eligibility criteria.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Healthtech Infrastructure.

◆ The Wire takeaway

You must update your Medicaid product and compliance frameworks immediately to reflect clearer medical frailty exemption rules. This change opens a door to supporting states in navigating new eligibility rules and avoiding sanctions.

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