A federal judge, Judge Richard Stearns, blocked an additional Medicaid medical frailty requirement added by the Trump administration. The requirement was challenged by 25 states and Washington, DC, who argued that Congress had already listed five groups of people who count as medically frail. Judge Stearns agreed with them, ruling that the agency did not have the authority to change this.
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25 states and Washington, DC sued to stop this. And on October 29th of 2026, Judge Richard Stearns agreed with them on that extra test. His reasoning was pretty simple. He pretty much said that because Congress said the five groups count, they count. And apparently the judge says that the agency did not have the ability to change that. And to further settle the dispute, He also pointed out the Congress did.
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