If people aren’t doing those things, he said, they’ll have to get a job and get health insurance there because they shouldn’t be covered by Medicaid anymore.
“Go out there. Do entry-level jobs. Get into the workforce. Prove that you matter,” Oz said. “Get agency into your own life.”
In fact, under the GOP bill, most people are projected to lose Medicaid coverage due to red tape, with states not automatically exempting certain people from work requirements who should be exempted. At least 2 in 3 enrollees would be kicked off Medicaid despite working or qualifying for an exemption, like having a disability or going to school, per the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
