
Biden refuses to accept work requirements for Medicaid in GOP debt ceiling talks
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Biden rejected Republican proposals to increase work requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries, even though he acknowledged supporting such requirements before.
House GOP lawmakers included new work requirements for able-bodied adults to qualify for Medicaid in the Limit, Save, Grow Act. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated these requirements would save $109 billion in the next decade. Still, Democrats oppose the measure because they say it will make it harder for poor people to access benefits. Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has said requiring Americans to work before they receive government benefits will "help lift millions of Americans out of poverty."













