Medicaid Work Rule Leaves Homeless People in the Cold

By: Katheryn Houghton, KFF Health News

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: August 10, 2026

Words: 1,402

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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MISSOULA, Mont. — Tywon Pugh has seizures that make it hard to find and keep a job.

“They called me a ‘liability to the job site,’” Pugh said, recalling the words of his manager when a seizure cost him his last job at a fast-food restaurant in this western Montana city.

When the 46-year-old lost work in the past, his wife of 10 years covered their rent and he tended to their home until he …

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