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More than 2 million young adults could lose Medicaid soon

by Samantha Fields

As new work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks phase in, even eligible young adults could be at risk of losing their health insurance.

Starting Jan. 1, low-income adults in many states on Medicaid will have to prove they’re some combination of working, volunteering, or in school at least 80 hours a month, or that they should be exempt from that requirement, in order to keep their insurance.

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