The Idaho House could soon take up a bill critics say would almost certainly repeal the state’s Medicaid expansion plan.

They rejected the nearly 61% of Idaho voters, who in 2018 passed Medicaid expansion over the protests of Republican lawmakers. They misrepresent Medicaid expansion as fiscally unsustainable. As the Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy just pointed out,

By one vote, the Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill critics said would repeal Medicaid expansion.

Rep. Jordan Redman's bill requires 11 Idaho Medicaid policy changes, or it would repeal expansion. The House passed it on a 38-32 vote.

By a single vote, and after overwhelmingly negative public testimony, the Idaho House and Welfare Committee advanced a bill that could end Medicaid expansion.

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

A North Idaho lawmaker pushing for Medicaid expansion reform introduced a new bill meant to contain expansion’s costs — without the threat of repealing the voter-approved law. The Idaho House

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

The sponsor of a bill that would slash lower-income health insurance coverage brought a new compromise proposal. He’s been harassed after his initial bill, he told a House committee.

An Idaho woman was forcibly removed from a town hall meeting and later hospitalized after she protested against cuts to Medicaid.

The woman refused to leave the meeting after speaking out against the possible repeal of Medicaid expansion and other bills working their way through the Idaho Legislature.

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.