Templates & Toolkits | May 1, 2026

How to Talk About Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements: Core Messages for State Communicators – Part 1

Melissa Morales and McKenzie Perrow, GMMB

This messaging guide supports state Medicaid agencies in communicating with residents—including enrollees and applicants—about the implementation of work reporting requirements under H.R.1. It is designed to help states and other partners communicate clearly and consistently about what people need to know now—what’s confirmed, what’s still being decided, and how states and partners will support them through transitions. This is Part 1; we expect to release updated messages (Part 2) as additional federal guidance is finalized. Translations of these core messages are forthcoming.