# US judge blocks Trump rule requiring ill Medicaid recipients to prove impairment

https://mins.news/en/item/121881

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-30 04:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/30/us-judge-blocks-trumps-medicaid-rule-forcing-ill-to-prove-impairment?traffic_source=rss

> US District Judge Richard Stearns blocked a Trump administration rule requiring chronically ill Medicaid recipients to prove they are medically frail to qualify for exemptions from work requirements. He sided with 25 states and the District of Columbia, but did not invalidate the work requirements themselves.

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