Medicaid expansion bill sparks debate on future of Idaho health care
COEUR d’ALENE — By a single vote, and after overwhelmingly negative public testimony, the Idaho House and Welfare Committee advanced a bill that could end Medicaid expansion.
House Bill 138, by Rep. Jordan Redman, R-Coeur d’Alene, requires Idaho to enact 11 Medicaid policy changes by next July or repeal Medicaid expansion, a policy that makes more low-income Idahoans eligible for Medicaid.
But Redman said his bill isn’t meant to end Medicaid expansion, which nearly 61% of Idaho voters approved in 2018.
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