Concerns rise over medical coverage losses from ‘big, beautiful bill’

Work requirements could push thousands of Missourians off Medicaid

Over 90,000 Missourians could lose their Medicaid coverage under a proposal by Congressional Republicans to implement work requirements, according to a pair of recent studies of the plan. A Republican reconciliation bill still being negotiated in the U.S. House contains various proposed changes to Medicaid — among them work reporting requirements — to pay for an extension of President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts. A preliminary Congressional Bud…

U.S. House members cite Arkansas’ Medicaid work requirement in warning over GOP bill | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

WASHINGTON -- None of Arkansas' federal lawmakers serve on the U.S. House of Representatives committee with jurisdiction over Medicaid, but the Natural State has been a frequent topic in the committee's recent talks about possible changes to the program.

New GOP Bill Could Force Medicaid Recipients to Work or Lose Benefits — Starting Soon

If you or someone you love is on Medicaid, there’s a major change being talked about in Congress right now that you’ll definitely want to know about. It has to do with new work requirements — and it could mean millions of people losing their health coverage in the coming years. Let’s break it down in simple, real-world terms. So, What’s Actually Happening? A new Republican-led bill — yep, it’s really called the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” — is …

Hochul warns 1.5 million New Yorkers could lose health coverage under GOP’s proposed Medicaid cuts

Republican-led congressional efforts to cut Medicaid spending could leave nearly 1.5 million New Yorkers without health coverage, Gov. Kathy Hochul warned Monday.

NM reps say GOP bill will gut Medicaid and also reduce oil money that could help state save it • Source New Mexico

An oil well pumps during a snowstorm in the checkerboard region of northwest New Mexico. Proposed reductions in federal oil and gas royalty rates could further hurt New Mexicans covered by Medicaid, state and federal officials said. (Photo by Jerry Redfern / Capital & Main)The “big, beautiful” bill making its way through the United States House of Representatives this week not only would cut federal spending on healthcare on which  40% of New Me…

Proposed federal work reporting requirements could cut over 90k Missourians from Medicaid

Although 28% of Missouri Medicaid participants in the adult-expansion group could lose coverage because of work requirements, only 8% of participants in the adult-expansion group didn’t work in the last year and don’t qualify for an exemption (Brandon Bell/Getty Images).Over 90,000 Missourians could lose their Medicaid coverage under a proposal by Congressional Republicans to implement work requirements, according to a pair of recent studies of …