I work as an RN at a community hospital in Missouri. Every week we see people showing up in the ER for problems that should’ve been handled months ago — infections, untreated diabetes, simple things that turned serious. Now, with these new Medicaid work requirements, I can already tell what’s going to happen: more people will fall through the cracks. Not because they’re lazy, but because they don’t understand the paperwork, can’t log hours online, or simply don’t meet the arbitrary definition of “working enough.” Healthcare folks are exhausted too. We patch people up, send them home, and know deep down they’ll be back in a few weeks worse off. I wish policymakers could stand in our ER for just one day and see what happens when bureaucracy replaces compassion. How are other healthcare workers feeling about this change? #MedicaidMatters #Medicare