New GOP proposals would add work requirements to Medicaid in 2025. Here’s what it means, who’s affected, and how the rules would work.

A federal Medicaid work requirement could lead to as many as 5.2M adults aged 19 to 55 losing eligibility, according to the Urban Institute.

House Republicans are proposing work requirements for Medicaid and are planning to limit states’ use of the lucrative provider tax, which some consider a loophole that allows states to increase federal spending on the program.