Idaho lawmakers have a new option to kill Medicaid expansion
1 day ago · House Bill 138 would also require the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to keep improper payments below 5% and the federal government couldn’t reduce its share of the costs below 90%. House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel (D-Boise) said those requirements essentially spell the end Medicaid expansion in Idaho.
Medicaid expansion bill would cap enrollment numbers
18 hours ago · The conditions in Redman's new bill include capping enrollment at 50,000 — currently there are around 90,000 people enrolled under Medicaid expansion, according to the Department of Health and ...
Bill to cut Medicaid expansion if conditions aren't met ... - MSN
This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press. A House committee introduced a bill Tuesday to repeal Medicaid expansion if a long list of conditions — which include capping enrollment far ...
HOUSE BILL 58 – Idaho State Legislature
Idaho Legislature. State of Idaho; Who’s My Legislator? ... MEDICAID – Amends and repeals existing law to end eligibility for Medicaid for certain persons. 01/24 : Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing : 01/27 : Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare :
An FAQ about Medicaid Expansion and continuous enrollment
As of January 2023, around 145,000 Idaho residents are enrolled in Medicaid Expansion. These are individuals who have a monthly income of $1,563 or less, or a family of four with a monthly income of $3,192 or less.
Idaho House committee introduces Medicaid expansion repeal bill
Jan 24, 2025 · About 90,000 Idahoans were enrolled in Medicaid expansion in December, the Idaho Press reported. Bill claims repealing Medicaid expansion would save Idaho $110M. Some lawmakers are skeptical. The bill’s fiscal notes estimates it would save the state at least $110 million annually. But some lawmakers said they were skeptical that figure was ...
Bill to repeal Medicaid expansion introduced - Idaho Press
Jan 24, 2025 · BOISE — Idaho lawmakers are trying again to repeal Medicaid expansion, which would revoke health coverage for around 90,000 Idahoans.
Through the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 in late December 2022, Congress ended the continuous enrollment requirement effective April 1, 2023. End date initially tied to the end of the Public Health Emergency.
13 expands medicaid eligibility to include those persons under sixty-five 14 (65) years of age whose modified adjusted gross income is one hundred 15 thirty-three percent (133%) of the federal poverty level or below and who
Idaho bill would repeal Medicaid expansion if work requirements ...
2 days ago · Idaho Medicaid expansion is a law, widely approved by Idaho voters in 2018 and implemented in 2020, that expanded income-based eligibility for Medicaid to 138% of the federal poverty level. The bill outlines exceptions to the proposed work requirement program, including for people under age 19, people over age 64, as well as people who are ...