Starting next year, about 18.5 million adults will be subject to new Medicaid work rules in 42 states and Washington, D.C. Some Republican-controlled states want to triple the required work period.

One of the most significant provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), enacted on July 4, 2025, was a mandate that ...

Some states already don't have enough staff to quickly process Medicaid applications and answer enrollees' phone calls. Researchers say they may not be prepared to handle new Medicaid work rules, ...

Earlier this month, Nebraska became the first state to implement the Medicaid work requirements established by last year’s ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media in May 2025 about the "One ...

One of the most pernicious elements of Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act is the emphasis it puts on work requirements. These requirements are peppered throughout the bill’s changes to social ...

Most states are planning to adopt less restrictive policies to verify compliance with work requirements mandated by the “Big Beautiful Bill” passed last year, but some are implementing the policies ...

Several Republican-led states are starting to craft Medicaid work requirement policies for next year that are more stringent ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — As congressional Republicans finalized Medicaid work requirements in President Trump's budget bill, one man who relies on that government-subsidized health coverage was trying to ...

On May 1, the state will become the first to require people on the government health program to fulfill a work requirement or ...