Medicaid

Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week, including how Medicaid unwinding is impacting children in the Gem State and why Idaho's law restricting transgender athletes from playing sports in school has been put on hold.

Over100,000 people have been dropped from Idaho's Medicaid program in the last four months. Idaho Matters takes a look at what's happening to people that are kicked off their plan and what's next.

Since April 1, more than 35,000 people have lost their Medicaid coverage and that's putting a strain on Idaho's free health care clinics.

In an official letter sent to the Department of Health and Welfare, Gov. Brad Little said he doesn’t think state Medicaid should pay for gender-affirming care for adults.

Since April 1, over 23,000 people have lost their Medicaid health insurance in Idaho. Idaho Matters takes a look at what this means for people without coverage and how local clinics are responding.

The federal agency that oversees Medicaid suggested Idaho wasn't trying hard enough to reach beneficiaries before letting their coverage lapse. Consumer advocates fear that could happen again.

Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week, including a bill banning "vaccine materials" in food, what will happen if Medicaid expansion ends and why the Attorney General is questioning the legality of LGBTQ+ policies that are in place in many schools.

The Kaiser Family Foundation’s 50-state review of the accessibility to Medicaid program information for people with limited English proficiency and/or disabilities found that Nevada’s Medicaid call center only offers menu options in English.

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