Medicaid

North Carolina and Idaho have cut their Medicaid programs to bridge budget gaps, raising fears that providers will stop taking patients and that hospitals will close even before the brunt of a new federal tax-and-budget law takes effect.

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It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

Idaho’s health care providers accepting Medicaid are about to take a hit to their wallets as state officials will cut reimbursement rates effective next month due to higher than anticipated costs.

It's Friday and time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters catches you up on the past week's headlines, including cuts to funding for public media and sheep headed to the Payette National Forest.

In March, an Idaho bill was signed into law that would force Medicaid expansion recipients to work, study or care for family members at least 80 hours each month. Now, a tax bill in Congress could enact similar changes on a national scale.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

The Idaho Senate took its turn to start killing budgets on Monday. This time, the state tax commission was in the crosshairs.

Last Wednesday, Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 345 into law, making sweeping changes to Idaho's voter-approved Medicaid Expansion.

As lawmakers introduce measures to repeal Medicaid expansion in the state, advocates say the program that provides healthcare to 85,000 Idahoans should be saved.