Medicaid work rule leaves homeless people in the cold
Healthcare Medicaid work rule leaves homeless people in the cold August 4, 20265:00 AM ET From By Katheryn Houghton Izzy Kadrmas, a medical assistant at Partnership Health Center's Watershed Clinic in Missoula, Montana, prepares to take Tywon Pugh's blood for testing. Katheryn Houghton/KFF Health News hide caption toggle caption Katheryn Houghton/KFF Health News 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.
- ▪Healthcare Medicaid work rule leaves homeless people in the cold August 4, 20265:00 AM ET From By Katheryn Houghton Izzy Kadrmas, a medical assistant at Partnership Health Center's Watershed Clinic in Missoula, Montana, prepares to take Tyw
- ▪Katheryn Houghton/KFF Health News hide caption toggle caption Katheryn Houghton/KFF Health News 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.
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| Publication time | Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:00 -0400 |
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Healthcare Medicaid work rule leaves homeless people in the cold August 4, 20265:00 AM ET From By Katheryn Houghton Izzy Kadrmas, a medical assistant at Partnership Health Center's Watershed Clinic in Missoula, Montana, prepares to take Tywon Pugh's blood for testing. Katheryn Houghton/KFF Health News hide caption toggle caption Katheryn Houghton/KFF Health News 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 found another job.
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