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As expected, the House’s rushed attempt to finance the Trump Administration’s immigration and tax agenda by cutting Medicaid includes a “work requirement.” Proponents claim that it is intended to support employment but it does no such thing. In fact, it’s a policy that takes health insurance away from millions of people, including workers. This policy…

As highlighted on Say Ahhh! earlier this month, Congress continues to consider imposing work reporting requirements on people who get their health coverage through Medicaid. As a practical matter, one thing is clear: the only purpose of this proposal is to terminate Medicaid coverage for the most vulnerable Americans. Work reporting requirements in public benefit…

As Congress considers cutting Medicaid to finance President Trump’s legislative agenda, one of the proposals that appears to have a great deal of support from Republicans is the imposition of a punitive work reporting requirement as a condition of Medicaid eligibility. I have long held the view that this approach is deeply flawed for a…