{"id":698377,"date":"2026-01-30T12:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:48:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-01-30T12:49:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:49:23","slug":"medicaid-work-requirements-tracker-state-national-data-and-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/medicaid\/medicaid-work-requirements-tracker-state-national-data-and-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law: Medicaid Work Requirements Data and Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n\tclass=\"no-sidebar wp-block-kff-shared-content--blank-slate wp-block-kff-shared-content\">\n\t\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-content-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-content-main__content__inner\">\n\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-tracking-implementation-of-the-2025-reconciliation-law-medicaid-work-requirements\">Tracking Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law Medicaid Work 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