"There's a lot of work to be done, and I think the president's made it pretty clear, in terms of Medicare and Medicaid that does impact my district … I have the fifth oldest district in the county … but it impacts a lot of districts, we want to keep that viable."
Buchanan was asked whether he supports work requirements for Medicare recipients.
"Ideally, where you can, but if you're talking about single moms with three kids, I don't know how that works," he said. "But the bottom line is that's something some people feel strong about. I think you have to look at it based on the situation."
Last month, Trump told Senate Republicans he's open to cutting "waste, fraud and abuse" in Medicaid.
While Democrats stressed that Trump has said Medicaid benefits won't be "touched," the president apparently believes ridding the system of abuse is a good thing, Axios reported.