States Fight a New Healthcare Rule

Twenty-five states fight a new rule. The District of Columbia fights too. These groups go to court. The court is in Massachusetts. The groups do not like the rule. The rule is about Medicaid. Medicaid is a big healthcare program. Medicaid helps poor and sick people. The US government has a new law. This law has work rules. The work rules start in January. People study at a school. They also work at jobs. They can do this work. They work for eighty hours. This is for every month. But sick people have problems. Cancer patients cannot work eighty hours. Disabled people cannot work now. The law has an exception. The exception is for sick people. The law calls them medically frail. But the government has a rule. The rule makes the definition small. The help is not easy. People show their bad health. They write many different papers. Many people can lose their healthcare. They cannot get their medicine. They cannot see their doctors. The states go to court now. They want to stop the rule. The states protect the sick people. The government defends the new rule. The government wants to stop waste. The government wants to stop bad acts. But the states are very angry. The new rule is a surprise. The states want the old law. The old law protects sick people. The states write to the court. The court reads the papers. The states help the sick people. Sick people need this free healthcare. They stay healthy with help. Some people study to get jobs. Study helps people get good work. Sick people cannot study now. Sick people are too sick for school. Sick people are too sick for work.