A bill that could repeal voter-approved Medicaid expansion narrowly cleared its first chamber of the Idaho Legislature. After an hour and a half of debate Wednesday, the Idaho House on a narrow 38-32 vote passed a Medicaid expansion reform-or-repeal bill.

If 11 Medicaid policy changes aren’t approved in Idaho, Rep. Jordan Redman’s bill would repeal voter-approved Medicaid expansion

Idaho’s Medicaid expansion program could come to an end under a bill passed by House lawmakers Wednesday. To keep the program alive, 11 requirements must be met by July 2026. Those include implementing work requirements, capping the number of participants and limiting their lifetime eligibility.

The Idaho House of Representatives passed the first five budget bills of the 2025 legislative session Thursday afternoon. The budgets the Idaho House approved are called “maintenance of operations bud

A bill that could eventually lead to the repeal of Medicaid expansion cleared the House in a narrow vote Wednesday.

Idaho faces a potential shift in its medical education landscape as House Bill 176 seeks to phase out the long-standing WWAMI program, prompting concerns from some medical professionals about how the transition to new programs could affect access to medical training and exacerbate the state's physician shortage.

A bill that would set conditions for Medicaid expansion passed the Idaho House of Representatives on Wednesday with a vote of 38 in favor, 32 against.