During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the federal government was trying to prevent people on Medicaid from losing health coverage, Idaho dropped nearly 10,000 people from the ...

Idaho’s Medicaid program had nearly 450,000 enrollees as of February. The state said about 150,000 of them no longer qualified or had not been in contact with the program during the public ...

Idaho Medicaid’s management is split up. A new contract would replace existing ones. Overall, only 6% of Idaho Medicaid enrollees are in comprehensive managed care — the roughly 27,000 ...

He also said the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s data only shows 51,000 Idaho children lost Medicaid. “Idaho followed the law, federal guidance, and our federally approved plan to ...

A new bill that reduces the cost of Medicaid eliminates a program doctors use to coordinate the healthcare needs of their patients and replaces it with managed care. Doctors say the change will have a ...

"The largest cuts to healthcare and food assistance in history," said Erin Riley, the outreach coordinator with Idaho Supports Medicaid. The group Idaho Supports Medicaid, which includes ...

The group "Idaho Supports Medicaid" says President Trump's proposed budget could cause more than 30,000 people in the state to lose healthcare coverage.

Idaho health officials say it’ll take years to switch all Idaho Medicaid benefits to being managed by private companies. Through a sweeping bill meant to cut Medicaid costs, the Idaho ...

In February, John Barnes testified before the Idaho Legislature. He asked lawmakers to oppose a Medicaid reform bill that some said would’ve probably repealed Medicaid expansion. “I may not be ...

In 2019, before Medicaid expansion, Idaho Medicaid’s total budget was almost $2.5 billion, including $1.6 billion in federal dollars and about $880 million in state dollars.

The group "Idaho Supports Medicaid" says President Trump's proposed budget could cause more than 30,000 people in the state to lose healthcare coverage.