Trump Agenda Bill Would Lead to Medicaid Work Requirements

The unintended consequences of work requirements for Medicaid are dangerous

The Medicaid work requirements proposed in the new federal budget bill would add significant barriers to North Carolinians with difficult-to-manage health conditions. Rachel Phipps is a Concord resident with Lupus and Multiple Sclerosis, who relies on Medicaid. North Carolina is at a stark crossroads as Congress contemplates changes to Medicaid that could add significant barriers to individuals like me with unpredictable health conditions. In or…

Trump agenda bill would lead to Medicaid work requirements

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The country's eyes have been on Washington for the last few days as the Senate has moved forward with President Trump's agenda bill. While the bill could see many federal economic changes if passed by the House of Representatives, one of them would be Medicaid work requirements. Those work requirements have only been seen once before, in Arkansas. WREG spoke with Christopher Koller, the President of Milbank Memorial Fund, about…

Medicaid work requirements are a short-term fix to a long-term problem

Medicaid work requirements are a short-term fix. A more effective reform is to let the market curb waste and reward innovation.

Michigan House rep overstates possible impact of work requirement

Number in dispute, some praise requirements for Medicaid

Oliver Attacks GOP For Wanting Medicaid Work Requirements

Oliver Attacks GOP For Wanting Medicaid Work Requirements HBO’s John Oliver was in a bit of a difficult position for Sunday’s edition of Last Week Tonight. The previous week he suggested that President Trump was on the verge of putting the country into the middle of another Middle East disaster, but that prediction didn’t come true, so he did the best thing he could: hope everyone forgot that he said he would have more to say about that and ins…

Republicans look to Medicaid work requirements to save taxpayer money in budget bill

Work requirements for Medicaid are proposed as a way to cut costs in the big budget bill. Studies find they achieve cost savings by kicking off legitimate beneficiaries because of a paperwork burden.