Work requirements could transform Medicaid and food aid under US budget bill

Federal action could make SD’s Medicaid work requirements ‘an exercise in futility,’ official says

South Dakota’s proposal to implement work requirements for Medicaid expansion could be “an exercise in futility” now that the federal government is also considering it, said state Department of Social Services Secretary Matt Althoff. The state began drafting its proposal immediately following the end of the state legislative session in March, Althoff said, before debates about work requirements heated up at the congressional level. Department of…

There’s no evidence work requirements for Medicaid recipients will boost employment, but they are a key piece of Republican spending bill

Work requirements for receiving government benefits have a long history. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images by olin Gordon, University of Iowa Republicans in the U.S. Senate are sparring over their version of the multitrillion-dollar budget and immigration bill the House of Representatives passed on May 22, 2025. Some GOP senators are insisting on shrinking the budget deficit, which the House version would increase by about US$3.8 trillion over a de…

Work Requirement Will Remove Freeloaders from Medicaid

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Thousands of people in New Hampshire could lose access to health insurance under a bill proposed in Congress. The bill would require people on Medicaid to provide proof of employment.

Bill would cut safety net

The U.S. social safety net would be jolted if the budget bill backed by President Donald Trump and passed by the House of Representatives becomes law.

If Medicaid gets cut, what happens to its patients?: The Wake Up for Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Experts say that pushing more than 7 million people off the Medicaid rolls will increase death rates, cause later stage disease diagnosis, and threaten hospitals’ bottom line, reports Sabrina Eaton. Studies examining mortality and disease rates of millions who obtained Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act prove the case.