On June 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Interim Final Rule, as required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Under the new requirements, certain adult Medicaid applicants and beneficiaries must, as a condition of Medicaid eligibility, meet an 80 hours per month work requirement through employment, education, work programs, or community service. The Interim Final Rule establishes the standards states must use to implement the work requirement, including expectations for eligibility determinations, exemptions, verification, and state reporting requirements.   

CMS and NASHP are partnering to host a public webinar to explain the new requirements, during which officials from the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) will walk through the Interim Final Rule and answer audience questions.

Speakers

• Caprice Knapp, Principal Deputy of CMCS

• Jessica Stephens, Acting Director for the CMCS Children and Adults Health Programs Group

• Additional CMCS staff