Medicaid

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.

State lawmakers are beginning to comb through contracts Idaho’s Medicaid program uses with outside organizations to find ways to save money.

Records indicate the decision to defund nonprofit was punishment for alleged involvement in InvestigateWest articles

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.

Medicaid coverage for new mothers in Idaho could be extended to a year after giving birth under a new bill heading to the House floor.