Medicaid: Trump reportedly open to Medicaid work requirements

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Mon, 2025-05-05 09:51 — mike kraft

Trump 'shows an openness' to Medicaid work requirements, committee chair says Medicaid is on the list of programs hardline House Republicans are eyeing as they seek a way to cut federal spending by as much as $2 trillion over the next decade to help cover the cost of extending Trump's 2017 tax cuts. Leah Douglas Reuters

WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump "shows an openness" to work requirements for Medicaid, Jason Smith, chair of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, said on Fox News Sunday, as lawmakers try to agree on spending cuts to partly offset the cost of a sweeping tax-cut bill.

Congressional Republicans are weighing steep cuts to Medicaid in their efforts to piece together a landmark tax-cut bill they hope to enact by July 4.

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