Healthcare — Federal Medicaid Work Rules Set to Affect 18.5 Million Adults as States Push for Stricter Requirements; CMS Proposes Cutting Breakthrough Device Payments; Title X Shift Raises Maternal Safety Concerns

Healthcare · 2026-04-16

TODAY'S SIGNAL — A convergence of federal policy moves is reshaping the healthcare landscape on multiple fronts. The most operationally consequential: new Medicaid work requirements hitting 42 states will subject 18.5 million adults to employment verification starting next year, with some states pushing to triple the federal minimum — a structural change that will ripple through hospital revenue…