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progressoid

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8. I read that it was supposed to be for "able bodied" individuals only

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 01:45 PM

Mar 27

The current House bill requires at least 80 hours of work per month. The Senate bill doesn’t have a set requirement. But both allow exceptions for people who are under 19 or over 64, those certified to be unfit to work and those with dependent children, among others.

These Medicaid work requirements are very controversial, and they’re being pushed by Republican lawmakers like Gov. Kim Reynolds, who said during her Condition of the State address in January that "able-bodied Iowans" who receive government assistance should be required to participate in the work force.

https://www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2025-03-21/federal-government-cutting-medicaid-iowa-work-requirements

But I haven't read the current versions and it's not like they keep their word.

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Republicans Medicaid work requirement. 80 hours per month, else no medicine for you [View all] suegeo Mar 27 OP

that trigger language lis fairly severe. rampartd Mar 27 #1

They act like work is so easy to come by. viva la Mar 27 #2

Wouldn't be an issue if minimum wage was $50 per hour MichMan Mar 27 #4

It's a weird job market viva la Mar 27 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan Mar 27 #10

Iowa adds another layer of workers to screw over rurallib Mar 27 #3

Just go ahead and kill everyone, Nazis! The Madcap Mar 27 #5

Child care Lem1951 Mar 27 #6

Does that work requirement apply to people on disability? synni Mar 27 #7

I read that it was supposed to be for "able bodied" individuals only progressoid Mar 27 #8