ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia sued the Biden administration Friday over its decision to revoke approval of a work requirement in the state’s plan to expand Medicaid coverage to more low-income Georgians.
The lawsuit filed in federal court in Brunswick, Georgia, says the decision last month by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services was an illegal and arbitrary “bait and switch of unprecedented magnitude.” It seeks a court order reinstating the original plan with the work requirement.
“Simply put, the Biden administration is obstructing our ability to implement innovative healthcare solutions for more than 50,000 hardworking Georgia families rather than rely on a one-size-fits-none broken system,” Georgia Gov Brian Kemp, a Republican, said in a news release announcing the lawsuit.
He accused the Democratic president’s administration of playing politics.
CMS said it does not comment on litigation.