Montana pushes back against strict federal work requirements for Medicaid recipients

NPR | By Katheryn Houghton

Published July 29, 2026 at 4:45 AM EDT

Deep red Montana offered to start making Medicaid recipients prove they work to receive benefits. Now it's pushing back against the Trump administration's stringent requirements.

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