Too Sick to Work, and Now She Has to Prove It
A blood cancer survivor expected a frailty exemption from Medicaid's new work rules. Last week's guidance threw that into doubt.
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·Pulse issue · June 12, 2026
GiveCare Pulse · June 12, 2026
The Medicaid work requirement meets its first faces as Ohio mandates GPS visit verification, Tennessee ties children's care to immigration reporting, and Social Security's 2032 depletion date lands on the care economy.
Background
Proof became the price of care this week: a blood cancer survivor must document her frailty under new Medicaid guidance, Ohio's home-care workforce will clock in by GPS, and immigrant parents in Tennessee must weigh a child's life-sustaining treatment against a report to federal officials.
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What to watch next
- Who qualifies for a medical frailty exemption under the new Medicaid guidance, and who carries the burden of proving it?
- What does GPS-backed visit verification change for the family caregivers Ohio lawmakers just voted to keep paying?
- What happens to children enrolled in Tennessee's Children's Special Services after the June 30 decision deadline?
- Can Social Security absorb the cost of uncounted care work while facing a 22 percent across-the-board benefit cut in 2032?
Developments in this issue
Ohio Keeps Paying Family Caregivers, and Starts Tracking Them
A day after the family-pay ban died at the Statehouse, lawmakers passed SB315: GPS-backed visit verification before Medicaid pays a home-care claim.
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Tennessee Gives Immigrant Parents Until June 30 to Choose
The state health department will report immigration status starting in July. Families must decide whether life-sustaining care for a child is worth the risk.
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Social Security's 2032 Date Is a Care Problem
The trust fund runs dry in six years, then pays 78 percent. Families pushed out of paid work by care costs will reach that date with less counted.
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She Left a Fortune 500 Career for Her Mom. Now the Bills Don't Clear.
Kathy Mullen quit Nike to care for her mother with Alzheimer's. At 64 she is on disability, short on monthly expenses, and hoping for Medicaid.
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