Imagine losing your health care because of bureaucratic red tape — not because you didn’t qualify, but because you missed a paperwork deadline or couldn’t keep up with rigid work reporting rules. Medicaid work requirement policies don’t work; they don’t increase employment, they don’t save states money, and they disproportionately harm people already struggling to make ends meet — especially caregivers, mothers, and workers in unpredictable jobs. As state and federal lawmakers renew their focus on these harmful policies, learn more about what we can do instead to build a fairer, healthier health system for all.