GOP, Medicaid and work requirements
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The bill has been criticized for instituting the benefits immediately, while delaying work requirements and verification until after Trump leaves office.
Donald Trump is back in the White House, the GOP controls Congress, and Republicans have dusted off their 2017 plans to reshape Medicaid.
House Republicans’ proposal to impose work requirements on Medicaid would force millions of Americans to meet new eligibility conditions or
House Republicans on Sunday night offered the first glimpse of their Medicaid overhaul plan, which is expected to cut billions of dollars to help finance President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts agenda.
A budget reconciliation bill unveiled by House Republicans late Sunday night includes a section regarding cuts to Medicaid that will be accomplished in part by instituting work requirements and conducting more eligibility checks.