Federal court strikes down Trump-approved Arkansas Medicaid work requirements

Published February 14, 2020 5:14pm ET



A federal appeals court struck down the Trump-approval Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas, serving the latest legal setback for the administration’s healthcare agenda.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit’s three-judge panel ruled unanimously Friday to uphold a lower court’s ruling that the administration’s attempt to implement Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas was illegal.

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