“The insistence on these Medicaid work requirements, which is really just a way to decrease the rolls – that was the intention – is really going to increase the number of people with medical debt and the amount of medical debt in the system, which is bad not just for patients but for providers,”

Dr Luke Messac · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-13

Dr Messac argued that Medicaid work requirements will increase medical debt for both patients and providers.