House GOP’s Medicaid Reform Would Force Millions of Able-Bodied Americans to Get Back to Work

[SassyIrishLass]

If one is working full time and pulling in a pittance of $25 per hour they should be getting medicaid.

Oh gfy. I'm tired of you and your childish nonsense

I seriously doubt you've ever take responsibility in life

 

[initforme]

Oh gfy. I'm tired of you and your childish nonsense

Vice versa

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Vice versa

Your problem is I don't care. Now shut up

 

[initforme]

Your problem is I don't care. Now shut up

Uh oh. If you dont care then why the shut up? Your widdle way or the highway roght?

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Uh oh. If you dont care then why the shut up? Your widdle way or the highway roght?

Just shut up already. You're just annoying, your screen name screams you're just here running a childish charade

 

[initforme]

Just shut up already. You're just annoying, your screen name screams you're just here running a childish charade

Not going anywhere. Deal.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Not going anywhere. Deal.

Sigh. Seriously dude, stop. You're just an annoying old ass

 

[initforme]

Sigh. Seriously dude, stop. You're just an annoying old ass

You said you dont care but here you are. Dont be so defensive. Youre the one saying shut up, not me. Im not going anywhere.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

You said you dont care but here you are. Dont be so defensive. Youre the one saying shut up, not me. Im not going anywhere.

Fine sit here, play with your little shrinked up member and squawk away.

Now watch this.... Bye

 

[initforme]

Fine sit here, play with your little shrinked up member and squawk away.

Now watch this.... Bye

Oh im hurt. So so hurt. Im gonna ramp it up.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

That's a horrible way of looking at the world.

Seniors are far wiser and have a lot more experience.

Seniors who sit around watching TV aren't long for this world. Better to have them working and guiding the youngsters.

Not your business, snuffy.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Who has problems with able-bodied work requirements, as long as we take in account their may be children or the elderly in the home?

 

[berg80]

Cutting through all the Democrat lies about Medicaid cuts.

Cutting through some of the Repub lies about Medicaid cuts.

Assessing Medicaid Coverage Losses Under House Reconciliation Bill​

Assessing Medicaid Coverage Losses Under House Reconciliation Bill - FactCheck.org

Republicans say that able-bodied adults who don’t work would lose Medicaid coverage under the House tax-cuts-and-spending bill, while Democrats say the legislation would hurt vulnerable groups. The bill’s main target is those able-bodied adults, but other groups would lose coverage due to...

www.factcheck.org

 

[Independent thinker]

How about eliminating the fraud, but not cutting the $ out of the system?

Able bodied people collecting Medicaid IS fraud.

 

[Foxfyre]

Cutting through all the Democrat lies about Medicaid cuts.

Real, needed cuts.

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House Republicans’ proposal to impose work requirements on Medicaid would force millions of Americans to meet new eligibility conditions or lose coverage, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.​

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At least 3.5 million individuals will be removed from Medicaid rolls due to House Republicans’ proposal to require most able-bodied Americans to work, volunteer or be in school for at least 20 hours a week to qualify for the entitlement program, according to a source familiar with an estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office that could be released as early as Friday. GOP lawmakers have justified the imposition of work requirements among other reforms to Medicaid by arguing that the entitlement program should prioritize Americans who need coverage the most, not able-bodied adults or illegal migrants.​

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“We are protecting Medicaid for the people who need and deserve it,” Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday at the House GOP leadership press conference. “This program is an essential lifeline for our most vulnerable Americans: pregnant women, single mothers, low-income seniors, the disabled. That’s who Medicaid is intended to be for and that’s who we’re protecting while we’re eliminating fraud, waste and abuse.”​

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“These are reforms to ensure to restore and preserve the system so that it doesn’t collapse on itself,” Johnson continued. “That means ensuring illegal aliens don’t get coverage meant for Americans in need. It means implementing work requirements to ensure that adults who can work but refuse to cannot keep cheating the system”​

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House Republicans are proposing to expand Medicaid work requirements by mandating that able-bodied, childless adults aged 19 to 64 years-old prove they are working, seeking employment, volunteering or in school for at least 80 hours a month. GOP lawmakers’ proposal to tighten eligibility standards would save roughly $300 billion over seven years, according to a partial CBO estimate released by House Republicans.​

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The floated work requirements are not expected to kick in until 2029. Conservative lawmakers have criticized the implementation for being far too late.​

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Four Trump administration officials called on Congressional Republicans to impose new work requirements on Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), in a New York Times essay Wednesday.​

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House Energy and Commerce chairman Brett Guthrie defended work requirements and other Medicaid reforms Tuesday, calling them “commonsense policies that will return taxpayer dollars to middle-class families.”​

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“Let me be clear – these work requirements would only apply to able-bodied adults without dependents who don’t have a disqualifying condition, encouraging them to re-enter the workforce and regain their independence,” Guthrie added.​

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Despite House Democrats blasting the Republicans’ proposal, work requirements are popular with a majority of Americans, per recent polling.​

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More than six in ten Americans, including 47% of Democrats, favor implementing work requirements that would require “nearly all adults” to be working or looking for work in order to be enrolled in the entitlement program, according to a February 2025 poll by KFF, a health policy research and polling firm.​

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Support for work requirements increased to 77% among all voters when participants were told that implementing the measure would allow health insurance from the entitlement program to be reserved for vulnerable groups, such as seniors, low-income children and Americans with disabilities, according to KFF.​

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House GOP's Medicaid Reform Would Force Millions of Able-Bodied Americans to Get Back to Work - 🔔 The Liberty Daily

If you love the news, check out The Liberty Daily's homepage. (DCNF)—House Republicans’ proposal to impose work requirements on Medicaid would force millions of Americans to meet new eligibility conditions or lose coverage, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. At least 3.5 million...

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The title of the thread is not accurate. Nobody will be FORCED to do anything. Everybody still has a choice. But if the choice is to get healthcare you don't have to pay for with cash, an able bodied adult, with a few important exceptions, will be required to work or volunteer or otherwise be a responsible adult.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Able bodied people collecting Medicaid IS fraud.

Not is not, if the are taking care of children and the infirm.

 

[Independent thinker]

Not is not, if the are taking care of children and the infirm.

The requirement doesn’t apply if you have children under 14 so those people aren’t going to die.

 

[Lisa558]

The requirement doesn’t apply if you have children under 14 so those people aren’t going to die.

True. The libs are trying to come up with reasons why Medicaid people can’t work, but valid reasons - like caring for elderly or children - have already been factored in.

We are talking about able-bodied adults who are getting their medical paid by other people who refuse to work even part time.

It’s quite telling that Democrats WANT people who are able to work to instead be totally dependent on government money.

 

[LuckyDuck01!]

They're going to require 64 year olds to work for medicaid? Thats kind of too old to be working.

64 isn't too old to be working if the 64 year old is healthy and able bodied. I worked until 70 with no problems and only retired as I wanted to have some decent years of rest and travel before I reached the end of the trail.

 

[j-mac]

They're going to require 64 year olds to work for medicaid? Thats kind of too old to be working.

What? I’ll be working til at least 65…Most people do.