Georgia sues HHS over removing Medicaid work requirement 

The state of Georgia is suing HHS after the agency implemented changes that removed a requirement for Medicaid beneficiaries to work in order to be eligible for coverage, Bloomberg reported Jan. 21. 

The lawsuit is a response to an "unlawful and arbitrary attempt to cherry-pick pieces of an already agreed to bargain," according to a statement from Gov. Brian Kemp. 

HHS rescinded the work requirement in December with the justification that it would better protect residents through pandemic-related disruptions, according to Bloomberg. The work requirements were approved in 12 states under the Trump administration. 

Mr. Kemp said the requirement would both expand coverage and ensure that beneficiaries were either engaging in work, education or service opportunities. 

"Simply put, the Biden administration is obstructing our ability to implement innovative healthcare solutions for more than 50,000 hardworking Georgia families rather than rely on a one-size-fits-none broken system," said Mr. Kemp. "They have attempted an unlawful regulatory bait and switch, and it is clear that their decision is not being driven by policy — rather politics — as they attempt to force their top-down agenda on the American people."

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