As required by law, on June 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule implementing a new statutory requirement for certain adults in Medicaid to meet an 80 hours per month work requirement (sometimes referred to as Medicaid community engagement) as a condition of eligibility.

States must generally implement this requirement no later than January 1, 2027. This fact sheet discusses the provisions of the Interim Final Rule with Comment Period. 

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