Medicaid work requirements

Medicaid work requirements by state: who is subject and who loses coverage (2027)

Data snapshot 2026-06-03 · part of These 5 Million People Are About to Lose Their Medicaid — But They Don't Have To

From January 1, 2027, adults covered through Medicaid expansion must show 80 hours a month of work, school, or community service, or qualify for an exemption, at every renewal. This model counts 18,625,071 adults subject nationally (CBO: 18,500,000) and projects 5,461,400 losing coverage by 2034 (CBO: 5,200,000; Urban Institute for 2028: 4,900,000 to 10,100,000).

Most of that loss is people who qualify but cannot get through the paperwork. Each state page shows who is subject, why eligible people fall off, how well the state can renew people automatically, and the county numbers.

States

StateExpansionAdults subjectProjected loss by 2034Ex parte score
AlabamaNo00n/a
AlaskaYes61,24435,54257
ArizonaYes476,311155,92575
ArkansasYes218,86199,46969
CaliforniaYes4,700,4481,022,39074
ColoradoYes357,24986,78666
ConnecticutYes294,65365,44475
DelawareYes63,96319,73557
District of ColumbiaYes111,31930,31976
FloridaNo00n/a
GeorgiaWaiver3,9160
HawaiiYes122,24829,77168
IdahoYes83,02133,48759
IllinoisYes761,540211,37772
IndianaYes484,417229,05562
IowaYes167,80074,38156
KansasNo00n/a
KentuckyYes434,069153,07575
LouisianaYes694,371261,77469
MaineYes90,44627,11963
MarylandYes310,14083,39971
MassachusettsYes321,87872,14272
MichiganYes670,144216,13165
MinnesotaYes198,56448,60074
MississippiNo00n/a
MissouriYes327,567164,29167
MontanaYes70,45631,98254
NebraskaYes65,18027,35962
NevadaYes265,52083,85372
New HampshireYes56,96819,28871
New JerseyYes511,168163,51160
New MexicoYes231,34485,41062
New YorkYes1,861,116406,88862
North CarolinaYes625,855246,44181
North DakotaYes23,56110,99450
OhioYes659,491224,63173
OklahomaYes224,019126,30250
OregonYes644,844192,34874
PennsylvaniaYes769,099217,27141
Rhode IslandYes71,51919,42277
South CarolinaNo00n/a
South DakotaYes27,91613,61150
TennesseeNo0n/an/a
TexasNo00n/a
UtahYes77,23927,67658
VermontYes57,29816,48874
VirginiaYes588,844198,96063
WashingtonYes559,113138,41781
West VirginiaYes159,19551,58660
WisconsinWaiver121,15538,753
WyomingNo00n/a

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