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Medicaid work requirements would leave more low-income people without health insurance – but this policy is unlikely to pass this time around

  • Written by Simon F. Haeder, Associate Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
Medicaid work requirements would leave more low-income people without health insurance – but this policy is unlikely to pass this time aroundSpeaker Kevin McCarthy got the House to approve a package that could reduce the Medicaid program's scale.Alex Wong/Getty Images

The legislative package the U.S. House of Representatives passed on April 26, 2023, by a narrow margin would pare federal spending over the next decade while also raising the debt ceiling. One important measure in the...

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