{"id":245427,"date":"2026-07-17T01:30:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T01:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/245427\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T01:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T01:30:22","slug":"changes-coming-to-medicaid-in-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/245427\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes coming to Medicaid in Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"

(WHTM) \u2013 Changes are coming for those who receive Medicaid<\/a> \u2013 also known as Medical Assistance in Pennsylvania \u2013 starting next year.<\/p>\n

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services<\/a> says some adults aged 19 to 64 will need to have their eligibility checked by completing a renewal every six months instead of every year.<\/p>\n

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Some of those adults who do not have a dependent child under 14-years-old must also show that they’re meeting work and community engagement requirements. This also includes going to school at least part-time or participating in a work training program.<\/p>\n

You may also meet these requirements if your monthly income is at least $580 a month.<\/p>\n

Requirements will be reviewed during the application or renewal of benefits, and Medicaid recipients will lose benefits if they do not meet these work and community engagement rules.<\/p>\n

Recipients who are exempt from the new rules include parents\/caretakers of children under 14 or of an individual with a disability, pregnant or postpartum women, those currently or formerly in foster care, veterans with a VA-determined total disability, those in treatment for alcohol or substance use disorder, medically frail individuals, residents incarcerated in the last 90 days, those with special medical needs, and Native American\/American Indian, or Alaskan natives.<\/p>\n

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Those who receive benefits will begin receiving communications from the state regarding these changes. Recipients can expect to receive mail, calls, and text messages regarding the eligibility requirements.<\/p>\n

Participants with a COMPASS account should update their address and sign up for alerts from the Department of Human Services to ensure they receive notification of benefit changes.<\/p>\n

The changes are due to rules implemented in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.<\/a><\/p>\n

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