The House approved legislation Thursday that would cut Medicaid spending by nearly $800 billion over the next 10 years, revising President Donald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” in the final hour to move up the start date for Medicaid work requirements and prohibit Medicaid for gender-affirming care.

Trump's bill would require Medicaid applicants to provide proof of their work hours and apply for specific exceptions, creating new barriers for individuals to maintain insurance.

Centrist Republicans have concerns about reforming the entitlement program as fiscal conservatives encourage House Speaker Mike Johnson to go further.

A GOP proposal unveiled this week would require many enrollees to prove they are working, volunteering, or studying, and to shoulder more of the costs of their care.

Democrats, along with a small number of Republicans, argue that expanding Medicaid is a good business deal for Georgia. Gov. Brian Kemp has long opposed it.

This, too, is a bald-faced lie. House Republicans have consistently claimed that the bill’s work requirements for Medicaid recipients are meant to get the “able-bodied” into the workplace. Such people, according to the No. 2 Republican in the House ...

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House Republicans are pushing to slash at least $1 trillion from two of the nation’s bedrock safety net programs, Medicaid and food stamps, as part of their sweeping package aimed at enacting President Donald Trump’s agenda.