Political battle erupts over Medicaid work requirements as Republicans frame them as preserving the safety net while ...

Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act ignites debate—supporters praise welfare reform, while critics fear harm to vulnerable ...

The Trump administration's legislative proposal to introduce work requirements for Medicaid has narrowly passed the House of Representatives, igniting a heated debate. Speaker of the House, Mike ...

The federal budget bill recently signed into law requires states to implement work requirements for adults in Medicaid expansion programs by 2029. Much of the attention given to this ...

President Donald Trump signed legislation that mandates some Medicaid recipients prove they're working, volunteering, or completing other qualifying activities at least 80 hours a month to maintain ...

Lost in the current debate over imposing “work requirements” for Medicaid eligibility has been how such requirements might actually benefit recipients and what “work-free Medicaid ...

Arkansas tried Medicaid work requirements seven years ago. The state used the requirements to remove 18,000 adults from the Medicaid rolls in just four months. Yet subsequent studies found that it ...

In Kevin Hassett, the Trump administration has picked an especially unfortunate spokesperson.

Still, several states are quickly moving to restart Medicaid work requirements. Besides the three states of Arkansas, Ohio, and South Carolina, Iowa and South Dakota are considering similar proposals.

Still, several states are quickly moving to restart Medicaid work requirements. Besides the three states of Arkansas, Ohio, and South Carolina, Iowa and South Dakota are considering similar proposals.

Expanding work requirements to SNAP and Medicaid, for example, must come with investments in education, training, and services. Third, the TANF experience shows that many single mothers left the ...

Arkansas Department of Human Services Sec. Kristi Putnam discusses the state's waiver request for Medicaid work requirements on Jan. 28, 2025 as State Medicaid Director Janet Mann, left, and Gov ...