As part of their effort to pass a massive tax, immigration and spending cuts package, House Republicans are eyeing plans to shave billions from the federal budget. Some of those cuts could affect Medicaid and the related Children’s Health Insurance Program.

The Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act, adds a 20-hour weekly work or volunteer requirement for Medicaid enrollees starting Jan 1, 2026.

Health care providers at the American Hospital Association’s annual meeting warned that cuts to Medicaid could force hospitals to close.

Democrats slammed the so-called "big beautiful bill" to unlock President Donald Trump’s agenda, which includes new work requirements for Medicaid and SNAP.

The House Ways and Means Committee named its package "THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’’ in all capital letters, a nod to President Trump himself.

A key Congressional committee pressed ahead Tuesday on a bill that could slash hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending, potentially leaving millions of Americans without health coverage and complicating state budgeting in Massachusetts and elsewhere.

CMS has issued a proposed rule to close what it describes as a Medicaid tax “loophole” that some states have exploited to increase federal payments while minimizing their state financial contributions.