64%. That’s the share of Medicaid recipients, ages 19-64, who already work, including 44% who work full-time, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, which notes many eligible enrollees risk losing coverage because of the “administrative burden” of reporting requirements associated with work mandates.

Republicans are increasingly on the defensive over the party’s handling of Medicaid cuts in the party’s “big, beautiful bill,” underscoring how the issue has become an early flashpoint ahead of