Delayed implementation of Medicaid work requirements, verification ruffles GOP fiscal hawks' feathers

The delayed implementation of certain provisions of the House Republicans’ megabill, specifically regarding Medicaid, has angered some Republican fiscal hawks.

The new bill seeks to implement the perks of the fiscal plan now while pushing back the downsides, delaying work requirements and verification rules to be implemented in 2029, when Trump will have concluded his second term. The move has put the bill at risk, with some in the Republicans’ thin majority signaling they won’t vote it through.