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Chronically ill people face confusion over new Medicaid work rules and ‘medically frail’ exemption

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Chronically ill people face confusion over new Medicaid work rules and ‘medically frail’ exemption
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Starting next week, Nebraskans on Medicaid will be at risk of losing their health coverage unless the state can verify that they work, volunteer, or attend school for 80 hours per month. Come January, millions of other low-income Americans will face the same cliff. 



While some working-age people are exempt, including those with young children and those deemed “medically frail,” new rules about who can opt out have led to widespread confusion. For patients with complex medic

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