Judge revives Georgia’s Medicaid work requirements policy

A federal judge has reopened the door for Medicaid work requirements in Georgia in a ruling issued Friday.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services violated federal law when it rescinded permission for the state’s “Georgia Pathways” initiative, which establishes a mandate that some Medicaid enrollees be employed or similarly engaged to qualify for benefits. President Donald Trump’s administration cleared Georgia’s Medicaid waiver in…