Various proposals had floated in the U.S. House that could have severely affected the state's health care system.

About 69% of adults on Medicaid in Louisiana do work, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. A lot of people at risk of ...

The maximum income to qualify for Medicaid varies depending on whether you are married or not, whether your partner is also applying for Medicaid, and the type of Medicaid you are seeking.

Louisiana spent $14.8 billion in 2024 on Medicaid for 1.6 million residents participating in either the traditional Medicaid program for low-income ... could attach work requirements to federal ...

Among several sticking points is the timeframe over when new Medicaid work requirements would kick ... for Alaskans and fight cuts to the program. Louisiana, represented by Republican Sens.

"Medicaid is hugely problematic because it has a lot of fraud, waste and abuse," House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana ... adds a more rigorous income verification process ...

"Medicaid is hugely problematic because it has a lot of fraud, waste and abuse," House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana ... adds a more rigorous income verification process ...

It's also essential to note that exceeding these income limits does not automatically disqualify an applicant from receiving Medicaid benefits. Many states have alternative pathways, such as the ...

More than 70 million Americans who are low-income or disabled have ... believes these work requirements are simply a tactic to shrink Medicaid enrollment. The Congressional Budget Office has ...

Sanders announced plans to reprise an effort to institute work requirements for Medicaid, as Arkansas did under the first Trump administration. More than 70 million Americans who are low-income or ...