New rules would restrict access to the low-income health insurance program, punish states covering undocumented children, and shift costs to states.

As they work to pass a “big beautiful bill” filled with tax cuts and spending reductions, Republicans in Congress are proposing adding work requirements to Medicaid, the $618 billion program that provides healthcare to more than 70 million low-income Americans.

President Donald Trump moved to quash House Republicans’ debate over key aspects of his “one big, beautiful bill” with a

Trump also told New York GOP Rep. Mike Lawler to back off his demand for a higher tax deduction for state and local taxes. Trump made it clear at the meeting that he’s losing patience with GOP holdouts, including the high-SALT faction, the Post reported.

Donald Trump is back in the White House, the GOP controls Congress, and Republicans have dusted off their 2017 plans to reshape Medicaid.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is sounding the alarm over a Republican-backed plan that he says would eliminate health coverage for 1.5 million New Yorkers and slash $13.5 billion from the state’s healthcare economy.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said on Monday that Republicans are eyeing early 2027 as the target date for the new Medicaid work requirements in the large budget package intended to

House Republicans are using work requirements and other wonky proposals to pretend they aren’t gutting Medicaid. But the results will be the same.

Republicans' proposed Medicaid cuts will cause 8.6 million people to lose health insurance by 2034, an estimate shows. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said it will cost Republicans seats in Congress.

Updates and the latest news as Trump addresses House Republicans about the reconciliation bill and RFK Jr. testifies to Congress about DOGE cuts and his vaccine views.