‘A human issue’: Medicaid expansion bus visits Twin Falls
"In our experience, traveling across the state, the greatest need is in rural areas," Mayville told the Times-News. "The health care system is broken all across the state, and more so in rural areas than in anywhere else."
The citizen initiative would make more Idahoans in the so-called "gap population" eligible for Medicaid. The gap population includes an estimated 51,000 to 62,000
The effort has earned endorsements from politicians on both sides of the aisle, including Rep.
"We recognize that in
House candidate
Silver, a Democrat who is seeking the
"People are trying," she said. "People are out there working and trying to get ahead. And then something happens that just financially wipes them out."
While knocking on doors this year, Silver said, she and her campaign volunteers have made a point to tell voters about the Reclaim Idaho initiative.
"This is the right thing to do financially, from a budget standpoint, for the state," she said. "But this is also the right thing to do for people."
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