STAT+: Federal judge rejects new Medicaid 'frailty' definition for work requirements

Judge Richard D. Stearns of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts issued an injunction on Thursday rejecting the federal government's new definition of 'medical frailty' for Medicaid work requirements. The judge ruled the regulations overly restrictive and found that states did not have adequate time or resources to overhaul eligibility systems, determining that implementation would cause 'irreparable harm' and risk disenrollment of vulnerable individuals.