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Idaho House committee narrowly passes bill that could kill Medicaid expansion
The Idaho House could soon take up a bill critics say would almost certainly repeal the state’s Medicaid expansion plan.
Idaho bill that could repeal Medicaid expansion advances to House, despite negative public testimony
By one vote, the Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill critics said would repeal Medicaid expansion.
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Divided Idaho House passes bill critics say will repeal Medicaid expansion
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.
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Medicaid expansion bill sparks debate on future of Idaho health care
By a single vote, and after overwhelmingly negative public testimony, the Idaho House and Welfare Committee advanced a bill that could end Medicaid expansion.
Lewiston Tribune10dOpinion
OPINION: Cheers and Jeers: Idaho Legislature is tuning you out
They rejected the nearly 61% of Idaho voters, who in 2018 passed Medicaid expansion over the protests of Republican lawmakers. They misrepresent Medicaid expansion as fiscally unsustainable. As the Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy just pointed out,
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WATCH: Idaho Woman Forcibly Dragged Out of Town Hall Meeting by County Sheriff After Asking Republicans Not to Cut Medicaid: 'Women Deserve a Voice'
An Idaho woman was forcibly removed from a town hall meeting and later hospitalized after she protested against cuts to Medicaid.
Bill that could lead to repeal of Medicaid expansion passes Idaho House in close vote
A bill that could eventually lead to the repeal of Medicaid expansion cleared the House in a narrow vote Wednesday.
Idaho bill that could repeal Medicaid expansion advances to House, despite negative public testimony
If 11 Medicaid policy changes aren’t approved in Idaho, Rep. Jordan Redman’s bill would repeal voter-approved Medicaid expansion
Boise State Public Radio5d
Bill that could kill Medicaid expansion clears Idaho House
Idaho’s Medicaid expansion program could come to an end under a bill passed by House lawmakers Wednesday. To keep the program alive, 11 requirements must be met by July 2026. Those include implementing work requirements, capping the number of participants and limiting their lifetime eligibility.
Chaos erupts at Idaho legislative town hall, woman pulled from seat and dragged out
The woman refused to leave the meeting after speaking out against the possible repeal of Medicaid expansion and other bills working their way through the Idaho Legislature.
Coeur d'Alene Press9d
Medicaid expansion bill sparks debate on future of Idaho health care
By a single vote, and after overwhelmingly negative public testimony, the Idaho House and Welfare Committee advanced a bill that could end Medicaid expansion.
‘One accident away from bankruptcy’: Idaho House passes bill to gut Medicaid expansion
When a bill that could slash health care coverage for tens of thousands of low-income Idahoans was introduced in the Legislature, Rep. Megan Egbert, D-Boise, said she got an angry voicemail from a farmer in Central Idaho who mistakenly thought she supported the measure.