BOISE— The House on Thursday advanced a bill that would make major changes to the way that Idaho administers its Medicaid program. The chamber voted along party lines, 61-9, to pass House Bill 345— which would require the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to pursue a number of changes to the Medicaid program, including moving its administration to a…
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WASHINGTON— A report released Thursday by Democrats details how many people in each state would lose access to Medicaid if Republicans in Congress were to cut the program by one-third— a scenario some GOP lawmakers have floated as an option to help pay for tax cuts, though one so sweeping it would struggle to get the votes needed to become law.
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BOISE— The House on Thursday advanced a bill that would make major changes to the way that Idaho administers its Medicaid program. The chamber voted along party lines, 61-9, to pass House Bill 345— which would require the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to pursue a number of changes to the Medicaid program, including moving its administration to a…
President Donald Trump’ s triumphant return to the House chamber on Tuesday night for his fifth address to a joint session of Congress reminded me of a column I wrote in September 2015 headlined,“ The American Voter is Mad– and Perfectly Rational.” If you’ ll indulge me, here is an excerpt from the“ Told You So” file, 14 months before Trump was elected the first time.
North Carolina state employees and retirees could soon have health insurance premiums nearly doubled, state treasurer Brad Briner said Tuesday. The state insurance plan is projected to have a $500 million shortfall in 2026 which will increase to $800 million in 2027, Briner said during a meeting of state leaders Tuesday. "We have a real financial challenge on…
ThemaximumSupplemental Security Income benefit, which is available for low-income individualswhohave a disability, is just $967 a month, according to the Social SecurityAdministration. Anyonewhoreceives payments through SSI or Social Security Disability Insurance orwhocan produce a certification froma doctor stating that their disability is "…
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BOISE— A bill to make big changes to the way Idaho administers Medicaid advanced to the Idaho House floor Tuesday morning. The bill requires the Department of Health and Welfare to seek waivers from the federal government, which is required to make changes to the Medicaid program. Jordan Redman, R- Coeur d'Alene, would also look to add work requirements to Medicaid…
2025 MAR 07– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily– Researchers detail new data in Economics- Managerial and Decision Economics. According to news reporting originating from Normal, Illinois, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ This paper adds to the literature on the determinants of health insurance by focusing…
BOISE— The House on Thursday advanced a bill that would make major changes to the way that Idaho administers its Medicaid program. Jordan Redman, R- Coeur d'Alene, said on the House floor Thursday that the bill was created to address some of the concerns over his previous Medicaid bill, HB 138, which would have triggered a full repeal of Medicaid expansion— a program…
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