By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Open enrollment for the Your Health Idaho insurance marketplace began Nov. 1 and will close Monday, Dec. 16. In the meantime, officials including Executive Director …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The advancement of a bill that would increase requirements for citizen-led ballot initiatives is receiving mixed reviews from North Idaho lawmakers.
Senate Bill 1159, introduced …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A bill tacking on additional restrictions and requirements to the Medicaid expansion approved by Idahoans last November is stalled in committee.
The Idaho Press reports …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Conservative state legislators continue to push additional requirements for Medicaid expansion, this time proposing private insurance and work requirements for some Idaho residents.
The Idaho …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A bill that would make it harder for voters to qualify ballot initiatives in Idaho has advanced to receive a hearing.
Sen. C. Scott Grow …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Slowly but surely, Medicaid expansion is making its way through the Idaho Legislature.
Funding for the expansion, which was mandated by voters through a ballot …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Rep. Sage Dixon, R-Ponderay, and Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, held a town hall gathering Saturday to update locals on the current legislative session, including the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Idaho Supreme Court upheld Proposition 2 Tuesday, determining the citizen-led initiative to expand Medicaid is constitutional despite a lawsuit from the Idaho Freedom Foundation.…
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Idaho Supreme Court heard arguments for and against the implementation of Medicaid expansion in the state Tuesday as part of a lawsuit filed by …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
By a wide margin, Idaho voters approved Medicaid expansion through ballot measure Proposition 2 to cover the health care needs for thousands of residents.
When …
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