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Trump administration Medicaid work requirements implementation

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  1. · date approximate Development

    US Medicaid work rules may drop patients, CBO projects

  2. · date approximate Background

    The Trump administration issued guidance on the Medicaid work requirements.

    Last month, the Trump administration issued guidance concerning the Medicaid work requirements. These requirements, established by the Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill, mandate that recipients in Washington D.C. and the 40 Medicaid expansion states work, volunteer, or participate in job training for 80 hours every month to maintain their benefits.

  3. · date approximate Background

    President Trump signed the Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill (One Big, Beautiful Bill Act) into law.

    Last July, US President Donald Trump signed the Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill, also referred to as the 'One Big, Beautiful Bill Act', into law.

    This bill imposed new work requirements for recipients of Medicaid across the 40 Medicaid expansion states and Washington D.C.