Idaho, Medicaid

Medicaid expansion is officially on the chopping block at the Idaho legislature
Supporters of Idaho's Medicaid expansion sign an RV used by campaign organizers, Reclaim Idaho. A new bill introduced Friday, Jan. 24 would repeal the law passed by voters in 2018. Idaho lawmakers are beginning the work to repeal the state’s voter-approved Medicaid expansion program.
Republicans take aim at Idaho Medicaid expansion. Democrats call bill a ‘total disconnect’
Forty states plus Washington, D.C., have adopted Medicaid expansion, which offers health care coverage to Idahoans who earn too much to be covered by standard Medicaid — slightly more than the federal poverty level — but not enough to qualify for private insurance subsidies on the state’s marketplace.
Idaho House introduces Medicaid expansion repeal bill
Idaho Republican lawmakers on Friday introduced a bill to repeal a voter-passed law to expand Medicaid. Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee Chairman John Vander Woude, R-Nampa, presented the bill — House Bill 58 — which lists Idaho House Assistant Majority Leader Josh Tanner,
Idaho Legislature introduces bill to reduce income taxes
Idaho House Speaker Mike Moyle unveiled a proposal to reduce income taxes Thursday, calling it the first of three major tax reduction bills coming forward this legislative session. On Thursday, the House Revenue and Tax voted to introduce Moyle’s new bill,
Idaho lawmakers propose income tax cuts
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Bill to repeal Medicaid expansion introduced
We’re on a trajectory that I just don’t think we can afford to continue,” Rep. John Vander Woude, R-Nampa, told the House Health and Welfare Committee on Friday.
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