By: Jennifer Lav and David Machledt
Executive Summary
*This article discusses the GOP reconciliation package, officially called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and its implications for Medicaid and health care access.
House Republicans are proposing a new kind of work requirement in their reconciliation bill – more radical and punishing than any proposal we have seen before. Make no mistake – this proposal punishes people for losing a job, or even just for getting sick, by adding layers of red tape that will take away their Medicaid coverage. Literally millions of low-income people, including workers, people with disabilities and chronic conditions, and caregivers who receive Medicaid through the adult expansion group will have their health care terminated by this bill.
This fact sheet outlines the Top 10 Reasons why the Republican Energy & Commerce Committee’s work requirements proposal is bad for Medicaid.
