Who is subject to Medicaid work requirements under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and who is exempt
- Publisher
- Health Affairs Scholar (Oxford University Press)
- Published
- 2026-08-24
- Type
- analysis
- Link
- https://academic.oup.com/healthaffairsscholar/article/4/9/qxag219/8769032
- Last checked
- 2026-10-28
- Rights
- reference only — we link and describe; we do not republish the text.
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