Long bemoaned by many Republicans, whose inaction led state voters to approve Medicaid expansion in an initiative in 2018, the program was freshly targeted this year. House Bill 138, sponsored by Rep.
The conditions in the bill require the health agency to seek federal waivers to get permission to implement changes to the state's Medicaid program.
A legislative town hall in Idaho hosted by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee (KCRCC) erupted into chaos on Saturday when a woman was forcibly removed after voicing concerns about the potential repeal of Medicaid expansion and other legislative issues,
If Idaho meets those criteria by the deadline, Medicaid expansion could still be repealed if it falls out of compliance with those requirements at any point in the future. Idaho budgeted $82.2 million for Medicaid expansion in the current fiscal year.
Legislative proposals to undo voter-approved Medicaid expansion could leave 90,000 Idahoans without medical insurance.
The Idaho House could soon take up a bill critics say would almost certainly repeal the state’s Medicaid expansion plan.
A bill that could eventually lead to the repeal of Medicaid expansion cleared the House in a narrow vote Wednesday.
Rep. Jordan Redman's bill requires 11 Idaho Medicaid policy changes, or it would repeal expansion. The House passed it on a 38-32 vote.
The Idaho Democratic Caucus expressed strong disapproval following the passage of two controversial bills by the state's Republican legislators.House Bill 138 a
A bill proposing conditions on Medicaid expansion is set to move to the House floor following a narrow approval by the House Health and Welfare C
By one vote, the Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill critics said would repeal Medicaid expansion.
A bill that many argue signals an effective repeal of Medicaid expansion cleared the House in a narrow vote Wednesday. Members debated House Bill 138 for an hour and a half before voting 38-32 to send it to the Senate.