Josh Hawley backs work requirements for Medicaid to help pay for GOP fiscal bill

Published February 20, 2025 5:20pm ET



Populist Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said he favors work requirements within certain parameters for Medicaid to help fund a massive fiscal overhaul that includes tax cuts.

Hawley’s support for work requirements clarifies his earlier statement that he would oppose cuts to Medicaid, the joint federal-state program that provides health insurance to low-income and disabled people.

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