President Trump Signs the One Big Beautiful Bill into Law, Featuring Landmark Medicaid Reform

WASHINGTON—On Independence Day, U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) applauded President Trump’s signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law, a transformational piece of legislation that puts American families, seniors, and businesses first.

In addition to the bill’s broad economic reforms, Congressman Bean successfully fought for the inclusion of a key social reform to strengthen work requirements for able-bodied adults receiving Medicaid. This provision ensures that physically capable individuals, not in school, and without dependents, participate in meaningful work or workforce training.

“There’s no better time to restore accountability and opportunity than the Fourth of July,” said Congressman Bean. “President Trump’s signature on the One Big Beautiful Bill is a win for the American worker, and I’m proud that my Medicaid work requirements provision is helping fuel that momentum.”

BACKGROUND

• As the number of people on Medicaid has increased to more than 93 million, the labor force participation rate has decreased to 62.5%.
• Specifically, this legislation would require able-bodied adults aged 19-64 with no dependents to work, volunteer, or enroll in a school, a job training program, or a combination of all 3 for 80 hours a month to be eligible for Medicaid benefits.
• Exemptions include pregnant women, foster youth, Tribal members, caregivers, and people with disabilities.
• The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that similar able-bodied work requirements for Medicaid benefits would save taxpayers $109 billion over the next decade.
• A 2023 Axios-Ipsos survey revealed that 63% of Americans supported work requirements for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

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