Medicaid work requirements pass Senate

By: Christine Sexton

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: March 10, 2026

Words: 654

Last Updated: 12 hours, 3 minutes ago

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act imposed Medicaid work requirements on low-income, single, childless adults who qualify for the program through the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as Obamacare

The Florida Senate wants to go even further and on Monday passed legislation (SB 1758) putting work requirements on about 1,100 of the poorest people in the state who rely on the health care safety net program for their care.

Because Florida didn’t expand Medicaid, …

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