This bill also confronts another growing able bodied working age adults draining Medicaid. Back in 2000, there were 6.9 million of them, today over 34 million. And in states with available data, Over 60% of able-bodied working-age adults on Medicaid have no earned income at all. This isn't sustainable, it's not right, and it's not fair to those who truly need the program. That's why the reconciliation bill requires able bodied working age adults without young children to work at least 80 hours a month to receive benefits. (02:37–02:46)
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Asserts that a majority of able-bodied working-age adults on Medicaid have no earned income.
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