‘Medically frail’ Medicaid enrollees won’t have to prove their inability to work to keep coverage

A local news story from Virginia, reported by Virginia Mercury.

Local News · Virginia · October 30, 2026

From Virginia Mercury

Medicaid recipients who are disabled or have a chronic illness will not have to prove they are unable to work to be exempted from new work requirements that take effect next year, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

Reported by Virginia Mercury, October 30, 2026. Read the full story at Virginia Mercury →

More local news from Virginia

Top 5 states where voters are most likely to decide the outcome of the Senate, according to a top analyst · 13News Now Norfolk
ICE agent indicted after striking a man with a vehicle in Houston · 13News Now Norfolk
8News gets a look at Richmond's Halloween on Hanover · WRIC Richmond
'Barbie Original Icon Tour' to make a stop in Henrico's Short Pump · WRIC Richmond
Police arrest suspect wanted for Elizabeth City shooting · 13News Now Norfolk
61-year-old South Carolina woman identified as pedestrian killed in Henrico crash · WRIC Richmond
Light rail service suspended between Norfolk stations after Brambleton Avenue accident · 13News Now Norfolk
3 customers suffer chemical burns from margaritas with cleaning products at Chili's in North Carolina · 13News Now Norfolk

All local news → · Virginia local news →

Open HeyHomees →