Many with disabilities risk losing Medicaid if they work too much

Disability rights advocates say income and asset caps for Medicaid buy-in programs are a "poverty trap" for millions of Americans.

Topics

Medicaid cuts would decimate Native American programs, tribal health leaders say

As Congress mulls significant cuts to Medicaid, Native American tribes are bracing for potentially devastating financial fallout.
CBS News - Mar. 14
Restore Medicaid's intent: Prioritize the most vulnerable over able-bodied childless adults

Congress should refocus the program on its original intent: vulnerable Americans, especially those with disabilities who have nowhere else to turn for health coverage.
The Hill - Mar. 12
Republican Voters Support Medicaid but Want Work Requirements, Poll Finds

More than 60 percent of all voters — and 47 percent of Democrats — supported a work requirement for Medicaid, the country’s largest health insurance program.
The New York Times - Mar. 7
Scott Perry says no one 'legitimately' on Medicaid will lose coverage

Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) suggested on Sunday that no one "legitimately" on Medicaid will lose their coverage due to GOP efforts to cut spending. In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” ...
The Hill - Mar. 9
In rural Louisiana, Speaker Mike Johnson’s constituents fear potential Medicaid cuts

In House Speaker Mike Johnson’s backyard, many residents rely on anti-poverty programs to help make ends meet — and are pleading with the Louisiana Republican to protect those benefits as Congress ...
NBC News - Mar. 12
If Medicaid cuts include work requirements, people may lose health coverage as a result, research finds

Congress may have to implement Medicaid cuts to reach its budget targets. That could include new work requirements in order to obtain coverage.
CNBC - Mar. 9
'Worrying' number of teens lose disability benefits

More than 124,000 young people have had claims for adult disability benefits refused, the BBC finds.
BBC News - Mar. 12
Cutting Medicaid?

How Republicans could change the program.
The New York Times - Mar. 10
Justice department removes disability guidelines for US businesses

Multiple pages scrubbed from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website due to a Trump order. Never miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real ...
The Guardian - 6d

Many with disabilities risk losing Medicaid if they work too much

Topics

Related

Medicaid cuts would decimate Native American programs, tribal health leaders say

Restore Medicaid's intent: Prioritize the most vulnerable over able-bodied childless adults

Republican Voters Support Medicaid but Want Work Requirements, Poll Finds

Scott Perry says no one 'legitimately' on Medicaid will lose coverage

In rural Louisiana, Speaker Mike Johnson’s constituents fear potential Medicaid cuts

If Medicaid cuts include work requirements, people may lose health coverage as a result, research finds

'Worrying' number of teens lose disability benefits

Cutting Medicaid?

Justice department removes disability guidelines for US businesses

More from CBS News

3/25: CBS Evening News

3/25: The Daily Report

Stephen Smith: A Death in Murdaugh Country

3/25: CBS Evening News Plus

Democrat Dan Goughnour wins election in Pennsylvania, keeping party in control of the state House

More in Top stories

At least 24 dead in South Korea's 'worst ever fires'

Have Young People Really Turned MAGA?

Have Young People Really Turned MAGA?

Baseball was largely unchanged for more than a century — now MLB is trying to shake things up

Baseball was largely unchanged for more than a century — now MLB is trying to shake things up