Medicaid, Trump and GOP
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Proposed changes have reportedly angered some House Representatives, and differing views on the legislation could make passing Trump's bill difficult.
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Tampa Free Press on MSNSenate Republicans Unveil “Big Beautiful Bill” Draft With Medicaid Work Requirments, Tax BreaksSenate Republicans on Monday released a draft of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," revealing proposals for deeper Medicaid cuts, including new work requirements for parents of teenagers,
Senate Republicans are proposing more expansive reforms to Medicaid in President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful” bill, defying naysayers who
The prospect of a work requirement for able-bodied Medicaid recipients is sparking fears. The measure is part of a sweeping federal spending bill supported by President Donald Trump that has cleared the House and is now being considered by the Senate.
As the U.S. Senate works on its version of the House-approved ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ Iowa’s senior Senator says he supports work requirements for most Medicaid recipients.
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Medicaid expansion was a recognition that low-income Americans of all ages need, and deserve, health insurance, and that such a step is essential to a properly functioning health care system. Forcing states to knock down the very health equity foundation they have built would truly be a “shift in kind.
A new Senate plan would tie Medicaid to 80-hour work requirements. Up to 5 million Americans could lose coverage, CBO warns.
Medicaid work requirements are part of the version of President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" that cleared the House last month and is now up for consideration in the Senate. Trump is seeking to have it passed by July 4.
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law June 6 requiring tens of thousands of Iowans on Medicaid to work or lose their health care coverage.
In defending Trump's signature spending bill—which could cut millions from the Medicaid rolls over the next decade—Kentucky Congressman Brett Guthrie said a study suggests millions of able-bodied people on the program are misusing time that could be spent at a job or benefiting the community.
Several provisions in the bill passed by House Republicans last month, including Medicaid work requirements, would lead to the loss of coverage for millions of people.