Medicaid Expansion

An effort to add significant restrictions to those receiving health coverage under Medicaid expansion in Idaho are stalled for now.

This year, Governor Brad Little hopes to pass a work requirement for people enrolled in the Medicaid Expansion Program. Though details on this work plan are still to come, the topic has been controversial, with some saying that many people would lose their health insurance. This has many worries, including the American Cancer Society.

More than 100,000 people have been kicked off Idaho’s Medicaid rolls so far after pandemic protections ended earlier this year.

Many lawmakers got their first chance to scrutinize Idaho’s Medicaid expansion program Monday as it undergoes a mandatory review nearly five years after it was approved through a ballot initiative.

The 2020 legislature in Idaho was certainly overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic. What were the outcomes? What issues were left unadressed? Four…

As tens of thousands of people have signed up under Idaho’s Medicaid expansion, the state is still waiting on federal approval of several waivers to…

Brigham Young University-Idaho in Rexburg is apologizing and reversing a policy that would have barred students from using Medicaid to meet the school’s…

After nearly two weeks of protest, Brigham Young University-Idaho is apologizing and reversing its decision that would’ve barred students from enrolling…

22-year-old Kaydee Edralin is a few credits shy of graduating from college. She’s been saving money by living with her parents in Meridian while she waits…

A group of Idaho lawmakers have finalized their recommendations on how the state should pay for Medicaid expansion, with counties expected to pony up for…