BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — For years, Idaho Republican lawmakers have said the rising budget for Idaho’s largest government program, Medicaid, needs to be controlled. Some think 2025 may ...

Idaho Republicans have once again taken aim at health care costs that support low-income residents. A House committee brought forward legislation Friday to repeal Medicaid expansion, the state ...

Since Idaho’s Medicaid expansion took effect in 2020, Idaho Hospital Association CEO Brian Whitlock testified that the Legislature has “given billions in tax relief,” funded education “at ...

In 2018, 60% of Idaho voters approved a ballot initiative to expand Medicaid coverage to a broader range of low-income earners. Idaho’s expansion took effect in 2020, raising the maximum income ...

Idaho House lawmakers introduced a revised version of a bill intended to control Medicaid costs. After an unusually long debate about whether to formally introduce the bill, which would make ...

The Idaho Legislature's 35 senators and 70 ... The cost is expected to increase to more than $5 billion next year. The cost of the Medicaid expansion is 90% covered by the federal government. ...

Last year, what amounted to a Medicaid expansion repeal attempt was driven by out-of-state groups planting model legislation that was then introduced by Idaho lawmakers. More of the same is ...

Inaction from Idaho lawmakers left those low-income residents without any health insurance, and led voters in 2018 to pass a ballot initiative to implement Medicaid expansion.

For years, Idaho Republican lawmakers have said the rising budget for Idaho’s largest government program, Medicaid, needs to be controlled. Some think 2025 may finally be the year for big ...