GOP Lawmaker Insists People Can 'Keep Their Medicaid' If They 'Just Get a Job'

No, There Isn’t an Epidemic of Workless Medicaid Recipients

Trump administration officials including RFK Jr want to add work requirements to Medicaid, arguing that there is a major scourge of able-bodied recipients refusing to get jobs. Their case dramatically overstates how many people in this group are not working.

GOP Lawmaker Insists People Can 'Keep Their Medicaid' If They 'Just Get a Job'

As the GOP works to complete its "big, beautiful bill," Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) defended proposed work requirements for Medicaid recipients.

GOP Lawmaker Insists People Can 'Keep Their Medicaid' If They 'Just Get a Job' - Health Journal Online

As the GOP works to complete its “big, beautiful bill,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) defended proposed work requirements for Medicaid recipients. Rep. Dan Crenshaw on Medicaid: “The person we’re taking it away from is the able-bodied adult with no children who refuses to work.” pic.twitter.com/G4MmZCAcMA — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 16, 2025 House Republicans have been tasked with finding $880 billion in Medicaid savings over the next decade — a s…