{
  "id": 15407767,
  "title": "Some conservative states aren’t using Medicaid hardship exemption – for political reasons",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/some-conservative-states-arent-using-medicaid-hardship-exemption-for",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-18T12:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/18/medicaid-hardship-exemptions-conservative-states"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "States like Missouri and Iowa are choosing to not take up exemption designed to help low-income people keep coverage during hardship Some conservative states that have rejected hardship exemptions for the new Medicaid requirements may be choosing not to due to political reasons, experts say. New federal work requirements for Medicaid, slated to come into effect on 1 January, mean that adults…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}