Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz on Monday announced a new work requirement rule for Medicaid eligibility. File Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/UPI | License Photo
June 1 (UPI) -- The Trump administration unveiled a new rule Monday adding work requirements to Medicaid eligibility, attracting concern from patient groups and condemnation from Democrats.
Republicans instituted the requirement as part of President Donald Trump's massive tax cut and spending bill signed into law in July.
The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services said in a statement that the Interim Final Rule tying eligibility to an 80-hour-per-month work requirement promotes "economic stability, self-sufficiency and independence."
"This rule helps Americans build skills and independence through work, education, job training or community service, creating new opportunities for themselves and their families," CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz said in a statement.
