In Louisiana, people depend on Medicaid more than almost anywhere else in the country, with about one-third of the state ...

A House budget bill links Medicaid to 80 monthly work hours. Analysts say up to 158,000 Louisiana adults could lose insurance, dwarfing most other states. Medicaid work rule could drop 100k in ...

Bill Cassidy’s office in Metairie, Louisiana, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. The group demonstrated in hopes of persuading Sen.

A House budget bill links Medicaid to 80 monthly work hours. Analysts say up to 158,000 Louisiana adults could lose insurance, dwarfing most other states. Medicaid work rule could drop 100k in ...

In Louisiana, however, it could also knock 139,000 to 158,000 adults off Medicaid in the first year — one of the largest per capita losses of any state, according to a study from the Urban ...

In the legislative session’s final hours, Louisiana lawmakers called on Congress to halt sweeping federal Medicaid cuts and instead work with states to reform the program in a measured and ...

The GOP’s draft proposal would establish a nationwide “community engagement requirement” that would mandate Medicaid recipients to work, volunteer or attend school for at least 80 hours per ...

Republicans insist that Medicaid work requirements will weed out people who shouldn't be on the safety net program's rolls in the first place. The reality is that the red tape and bureaucratic ...