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Juliet Charron, Idaho Medicaid division administrator, gives an overview of expansion Jan. 23, before Idaho House and Senate health and welfare committees.

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Charron: Idaho will spend $78M more if Medicaid expansion ends
January 27, 2023 1 a.m.

Charron: Idaho will spend $78M more if Medicaid expansion ends

If voters had not approved the expansion of Idaho Medicaid to low-income adults, Idahoans would have spent tens of millions of dollars more on health care for those patients. If the state pulls back on its Medicaid coverage, Idahoans will spend nearly $78 million more due to the loss of federal funding, a state official told legislators Monday.