CMS Releases Medicaid Work Requirement Guidance for States

Enrollees need 80 hours per month of work, education, job training, or community service as a condition of eligibility.

A sign in front of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services building in Woodlawn, Md., on March 19, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced interim guidance Monday for implementing new work requirements in the Medicaid program.

CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz released an interim final rule, with a comment period, that requires certain adults ages 19 to 64 to complete 80 hours per month of work, education, job training, or community service as a condition of eligibility.