Medicaid work requirements could affect cancer and HIV patients, advocates warn

The Trump administration has implemented new work requirements for Medicaid that mandate adults work 80 hours per month to maintain coverage. Advocates say people with cancer or HIV could lose health coverage under the new rules.

The administration said people who are sick will have to prove they are too sick to work to qualify for an exemption from the work requirements. The policy has raised concerns about whether seriously ill patients will be able to navigate the documentation process to maintain their health coverage during treatment.