CMS Already Eyeing Supreme Court In Medicaid Work Requirement Case

CMS is seeking an accelerated appeal in the litigation over Medicaid work requirements because, according to the agency, a district judge’s recent rulings that invalidated work requirements in Arkansas and Kentucky will cause “significant disruption to the detriment of the states and the federal government.” An accelerated schedule would allow the litigation to be teed up for potential review by the Supreme Court during its 2019-2020 term, CMS said in court papers. The agency, with the support of both states,...