WASHINGTON – House Republicans plan to enact work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks for Medicaid, according to a proposal released late on May 11 by a key GOP-led committee.

A GOP bill proposes work requirements for Medicaid and SNAP to offset tax cuts, raising concerns over reduced access to aid for millions.

And what will they mean for the millions of low-income people who might lose health care benefits as a result?

New rules would restrict access to the low-income health insurance program, punish states covering undocumented children, and shift costs to states.

But the law passed with no Republican votes, leaving Medicaid expansion open to partisan squabbling. The new GOP proposal would require Medicaid enrollees making poverty-level wages or higher to ...

Last week, House Republicans unveiled proposals to reform Medicaid, the fast-growing system of federal funding for states to deliver health care to low-income Americans. Their proposal creates the appearance of generating substantial savings by nudging ...

The future for the reconciliation bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, which Republicans control, but by a slim margin, is up in the air. On Friday, GOP hardliners, who want deep cuts to Medicaid and federal clean energy programs, voted to block the measure in a critical committee.

Medicaid funds care for Theresa Luoni's autistic twins. U.S. Rep. Tom Kean says the GOP budget will save the program. Here's what we know.