GOP Leaders Poised to Accelerate Medicaid Work Requirements in Trump Agenda Bill
- The U.S. House passed a budget bill in 2025 that includes Medicaid work requirements, requiring certain adults to report 80 work hours monthly by December 31, 2026.
- This effort builds on state-level pilots since the 1980s and experiences in Arkansas and New Hampshire, where work requirements caused coverage losses without increasing employment.
- Supporters claim work rules encourage able-bodied adults without dependents to join the workforce, while opponents warn of administrative burdens and harm to vulnerable populations.
- Analyses project 1.5 million people could lose Medicaid eligibility and 600,000 could become uninsured nationwide, with no net gain in employment expected.
- The proposed rules may worsen healthcare access and increase uncompensated care costs, prompting concerns about patient and system disruption from advocates and experts.
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