Delay the enactment of Medicaid work requirements until the CBO certifies they will not increase the administrative financial burden on states.

Brittany Pettersen · Colorado · Democratic

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Occurrences

Delays the enactment of work requirements until the CBO certifies that it will not increase the administrative financial burden on states.

Pettersen proposed conditioning Medicaid work requirements on a CBO finding that states would not face greater administrative financial burden.

Senate amendment to H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act | House of Representatives Committee on Rules
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Evidence

Section 71119 of Public Law 119-21 creates Medicaid community engagement requirements for certain adults, with compliance starting no later than the first day of the first quarter after December 31, 2026, and allows states to start earlier. The enacted text sets an implementation date for work requirements; it does not condition those requirements on a CBO certification that state administrative burdens will not increase.

The Medicaid work-requirement policy was enacted in July 2025 with a defined effective date, not a CBO-certification delay.

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Public Law 119-21
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said governors from several states are calling on HHS to stop forcing an unworkable rollout of new Medicaid requirements passed last year. The release says states must overhaul eligibility and technology systems without clear federal guidance, asks for answers by June 1, 2026, and says the policy is still headed toward a January 2027 effective date.

States were still scrambling to implement the Medicaid mandate in late May 2026, with no sign of a delay tied to CBO certification.

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Newsroom - Governor's Office
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Axios reported that the Trump administration released a stricter rule for Medicaid work-requirement exemptions, including documentation demands if data do not prove an exemption. The article says CMS defended the policy while Democratic states warned it would create major administrative and IT burdens and could trigger litigation or delay efforts.

Recent reporting shows the mandate moving forward and states objecting to new administrative burdens, not being delayed until a CBO certification.

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New Medicaid work rules set off clash with states
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Assessments

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The promised outcome was not achieved. Federal law enacted in July 2025 established Medicaid work requirements with an implementation timetable and did not delay enactment pending any CBO certification about administrative or financial burdens on states. Subsequent 2026 evidence shows states objecting that the mandate still imposes major administrative burdens and is moving forward toward a January 2027 effective date. Based on the record provided, Pettersen did not secure the requested delay condition, and there is no evidence here of a serious but unsuccessful legislative effort by her that would justify an effort badge.

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