Georgia's Pathways Medicaid program exposes operational and financial challenges of Medicaid work requirements, highlighting implications for state Medicaid policies and federal compliance.

Georgia's Medicaid work requirement program reveals significant administrative burdens and high costs, with low enrollment and challenges in verifying work compliance under recent federal legislation.

The Trump administration has ceased federal Medicaid funding for non-healthcare services, refocusing resources on core medical benefits amid rising spending on social determinants of health programs in several states.