Mythbusting: Medicaid and Work Requirements

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Congressional Republicans are moving quickly to enact Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” that would cut spending on the social safety net and increase the military budget while delivering tax cuts that would overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy.

Some of the most important cuts will come from Medicaid – which provides health care coverage to X million Americans. The centerpiece of the Republican plan is to institute work requirements – a move...