WASHINGTON — Gov. John Hickenlooper said Friday that he was open to imposing work requirements on Medicaid recipients — a position that puts the Colorado Democrat and possible 2020 White House contender at odds with many members of his own party.

“I have no problem with it,” said Hickenlooper when asked about it during a press event in which he and Govs. John Kasich of Ohio and Bill Walker of Alaska unveiled a broad, aspirational plan for health care reform.

Hickenlooper’s lukewarm support, however, came with reservations.

“The last thing any of us want to do is add a whole new level of bureaucracy to everybody, to try and compel a small number of people back into work,” said Hickenlooper in a nod to research that shows a small fraction of Medicaid enrollees are able-bodied adults without jobs.

The topic of new work requirements has gained prominence since the Trump administration last month opened the door for states to add that stipulation to their Medicaid programs.

Several states have lined up to do so, and when Hickenlooper was asked whether Colorado would do the same he said it was in the hands of state lawmakers.

“I know the legislature is working on that right now and talking about it,” Hickenlooper said.

Friday’s event at the National Press Club was the latest example of Hickenlooper, a Democrat, and Kasich, a Republican, touting bipartisan reform plans.

Their seven-page plan for health care — which didn’t come with either cost or savings estimates — advocated a broad range of ideas and ideals: from reviewing state and federal regulations to ensuring that all Americans contribute to their health care in a manner “consistent with their financial capacity.”

Asked the same question about Medicaid work requirements, Kasich said he was fine with them, though like Hickenlooper, he noted it wouldn’t affect very many people.

“Reasonable work requirements are fine with me,” Kasich said. “It’s just, it has to be thought of in a way that is going to work and be practical.”

Both Kasich and Hickenlooper noted, however, there’s a perception that too many Medicaid enrollees don’t have jobs.

“As Gov. Kasich said, there are a lot of people (who are) very frustrated when they think that people are freeloading on the system,” Hickenlooper said.

The topic is a heated one in Democratic circles.

Last month, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, said the Trump administration’s push to allow Medicaid work requirements was the “latest in a long line of attempts by the GOP to stigmatize people on Medicaid and try to advance the argument that many who depend on the program don’t need it.”