Becker's Healthcare January 21, 2025
At least three states are pushing to implement work requirements for their Medicaid programs.
President Donald Trump backed Medicaid work requirements during his first administration. During Mr. Trump’s first term in office, 13 states chose to implement work requirements in their Medicaid programs according to KFF. The Biden administration later withdrew these waivers.
Lawmakers have proposed implementing work requirements at the federal level in the past. In 2023, House Republicans included work requirements in a bill to raise the debt ceiling. The requirements were later struck from the bill.
In November, Rep. Jodey Arrington, chair of the House Budget Committee, told the Washington Post a “responsible and reasonable work requirement” for Medicaid benefits could net $100 billion in savings.
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