Medicaid work requirements and the January deadline: an expert interview with Gabe Menchaca and Lawson Mansell from the Niskanen Center

Lawson Mansell, Senior Policy Analyst, Health, and Gabe Menchaca, Senior Policy Analyst, State Capacity, at the Niskanen Center, sat down with HTN's Martin Cech on September 23, 2026 to discuss the January Medicaid work-requirements deadline, CMS's ex parte verification strategy, and the fallout from June's medical frailty guidance change.