Medicaid expansion cost scrutinized before review deadline

A joint session of the House and Senate Health & Welfare committees was presented with an update on Medicaid expansion, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, in the Lincoln Auditorium at the Idaho Capitol. Juliet Charron, administrator of Department of Health & Welfare’s Division of Medicaid, presented a summary of the program since it began in 2020. […]

Looming cuts to Medicaid: What to know

Cuts to Medicaid could be devastating for a huge portion of low-income people over 65. This joint federal-state program is under a microscope as Congress debates the Fiscal Year 2025 budget and how to offset tax cuts. If the budget passes, it needs to be offset by $880 billion in cuts, making Medicaid a prime […]