"Kim (The Shawnee News-Star)"

"Kim (The Shawnee News-Star)"

Native Americans secured exemptions from new federal Medicaid work rules

WASHINGTON—Native Americans secured exemptions from new Medicaid work requirements and stepped-up eligibility checks under President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a move tribal leaders say protects vital coverage. Signed into law earlier this month, the sweeping domestic policy bill makes deep cuts to federal programs in order to fund the extension of the 2017 tax cuts.