Federal judge blocks Medicaid work requirements in New Hampshire

A federal judge has blocked New Hampshire from obligating certain Medicaid beneficiaries work or train for work as a condition of staying on the program.

U.S. Judge James Boasberg in Washington, D.C., struck down the work rules Monday after issuing similar decisions about rules in Kentucky and Arkansas earlier this year. The decision deals a blow to the Trump administration, which has encouraged states to apply for the programs as a way to help alter Medicaid, a government-funded healthcare program for the poor.