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Some GOP states skip Medicaid hardship exemption

Missouri and Iowa are among states declining the optional hardship exemption before new Medicaid work requirements begin January first; experts say politics may be the reason.

On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on Meet the Pressure
Published 9:41 AM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

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First reported by The Guardian: “Some conservative states aren’t using Medicaid hardship exemption – for political reasons”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 9:41 AM ET on Meet the Pressure, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
Topics: GOP.

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The GuardianSome conservative states aren’t using Medicaid hardship exemption – for political reasons

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Guardian reports some conservative states, including Missouri and Iowa, are declining a hardship exemption for the new Medicaid work requirements that start January first.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMissouri has three hundred forty-four thousand enrollees in that group, and they'd need eighty hours of work a month.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the exemption is free, and they said no thank you. That's polite.

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