We keep playing hide and seek in the hospital, but they always find us in the ICU! 🫣 Hopefully that joke hit you right in the funny bone. 🦴
We’ve been tracking the Trump cost cutting train. 🚂 It’s making stops in every state, including Ohio. One of the latest plans is to add work requirements to Medicaid expansion. Let’s dive into the details. 👇
Here’s Five Fast Facts on Medicaid work requirements in Ohio:
- 👀 The Search for Savings - The Trump administration has grand plans and they’ve hit the ground running. To foot the bill, House Republicans want to cut $2T in government spending, including $880B in cuts to programs under the House Energy and Commerce committee. That committee oversees Medicaid and there’s talk of adding work requirements to slash costs.
- 👷🏽♂️ You Better Work - In Ohio, the proposed plan would require Medicaid expansion recipients to work 80 hours a month. Medicaid expansion increases coverage eligibility to American adults under 65 with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty level. The work requirement wouldn’t apply to those over 55, individuals in recovery programs, those with serious illnesses, or people in school or job training.
- 👉 Pushing the Plan - Medicaid expansion was approved in Ohio back in 2013 and is one of 41 states with the program. A dozen states tried to make work requirements happen, but only two of them did. Arkansas put work requirements in place, but ended them in 2019. Right now, Georgia is the only state with work requirements on the books.
- 💰 History Lesson - In 2019, Ohio tried to pass work requirements during the first Trump administration. They were approved, but plans to put them in place got derailed during the pandemic in 2020. In 2021, the Biden administration put out the flames and reversed the original approval.
- 🤔 Pros and Cons - Those in favor of Medicaid expansion work requirements believe too many Americans are dependent on government programs. Work requirements would force people into being more self-sufficient. Critics of the work requirements say it would cost more government dollars in administrative costs to assess who’s required to work. It could also increase the number of uninsured Ohioans.
🔥Bottom line: Finding work in this economy is about as fun as peeling 1,000 potatoes. If you’re burned out from the job search grind, why not ask your friends and family to help? Learn how to lean on your loved ones to find your next gig right here!
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