Republicans take aim at Idaho Medicaid expansion. Democrats call bill a ‘total disconnect’
Republicans introduced legislation to repeal Idaho’s Medicaid expansion program, which provides insurance for 95,000 residents.
Bill to repeal Medicaid expansion introduced
Idaho lawmakers are trying again to repeal Medicaid expansion, which would revoke health coverage for around 90,000 Idahoans.
Georgia Democrats push for Medicaid expansion, health care access
For years, they have refused to fully fund Medicaid and give hardworking Georgians access to quality, affordable health care,” she said. “They choose to leave billions of revenue dollars on the table every single year and instead play partisan politics by starting their own disastrous health care plans that fail Georgians.
Democrats: Americans’ health on the line if Medicaid scaled back
Medicaid cuts would affect around 22 million people in states that expanded the program, according to a new analysis by the Democratic National Committee (DNC). “The state-by-state breakdown
Two Republican Medicaid expansion bills advance, one from Democrats is tabled
Medicaid expansion saves lives and saves money, proponents said — an estimated $27 million the last biennium, according to Rep. Ed Buttrey, sponsoring one bill to continue the program. “Our program is a budget savings to the general fund,
GOP senators sign on to Democrat-backed Medicaid expansion
Four Republicans added their signatures to a Democrat-sponsored bill seeking Medicaid expansion. ATLANTA — Some Republican Georgia lawmakers are poised to expand Medicaid in Georgia. Backers say it would give access to health care to hundreds of thousands of Georgians who can’t afford it.
Democrats hopeful after colleagues cross party lines to co-sponsor Medicaid expansion bill
Democrats in Georgia are the minority at the State Capitol.
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Medicaid expansion is officially on the chopping block at the Idaho legislature
Supporters of Idaho's Medicaid expansion sign an RV used by campaign organizers, Reclaim Idaho. A new bill introduced Friday, ...
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Legislative Notebook: It was a big week for highly anticipated – and consequential – bills in Idaho
In an effort to help Idahoans follow major bills, resolutions and memorials through the legislative process, the Idaho ...
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Idaho House committee introduces Medicaid expansion repeal bill
Idaho Republican lawmakers on Friday introduced a bill to repeal a voter-passed law to expand Medicaid. Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee Chairman John Vander Woude, R-Nampa, presented the bill ...
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Lawmakers look to repeal Medicaid expansion despite voter support
Idaho voters gave the green light to Medicaid expansion, giving health insurance to folks who can’t get traditional Medicaid.
Map Shows States With Medicaid Work Requirements
Introducing work requirements for Medicaid recipients is something the GOP has suggested will be brought into action.
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Medicaid expansion debate will affect other health policy issues before the Legislature
A last-minute change to a 2019 bill put an end date on Montana’s Medicaid expansion program, setting the stage for what is ...
Idaho GOP lawmakers threaten Medicaid with claim that spending is out of control | Opinion
Is that the world these lawmakers want to return to, people dying of asthma and other preventable and treatable conditions? | ...