JAMA Forum

Medicaid Work Requirements and the Political Facts of Life

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.5957

October 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This JAMA Forum discusses the ramifications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Medicaid and the backlash that Republicans may experience after the cuts go into effect.

Corresponding Author: Sherry Glied, PhD, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, 295 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012 (sherry.glied@nyu.edu).

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