Healthcare Finance News February 10, 2025
The Trump administration is considering re-implementing the Medicaid work requirements that were rescinded by Biden.
Four years ago, the Biden administration rolled back a controversial rule that required Medicaid beneficiaries to work in order to receive coverage. Work requirements seem a possibility again with President Trump back in office, but a new KFF analysis finds that most people with Medicaid coverage are currently already working.
In 2023, most Medicaid adults under age 65 were working – among those who don’t receive benefits from Social Security disability programs, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), and who are not also covered by Medicare, 92% were working full or part-time, or not working due to caregiving responsibilities, illness or...