Tag Archives: Medicaid
Sen. Steve Vick doesn’t support expansion of Medicaid
Sen. Steve Vick, R-Dalton Gardens, says he doesn’t support expansion of Medicaid in Idaho.
With court approval for Obamacare, state must decide what to do with Medicaid
With the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the vast majority of Obamacare, one provision that was overturned could potentially have a significant impact if some states refuse to expand Medicaid as instructed in the act. In explaining the rationale for … Continue reading
Candidates support reducing and reforming unemployment insurance, Medicaid and food stamps
Reliance on government and government programs will be one of the major issues between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney in this fall’s general election. They appear not to be in much pro or con dispute for the 2013 … Continue reading
House approves ‘structurally balanced’ Medicaid budget with $103 million increase
On Wednesday, House members voted 52-14 to approve what one lawmaker called a “structurally balanced” Medicaid budget. The 2013 Medicaid spending plan will add $103 million in total funds over last year, with $38 million of that coming from the … Continue reading
Senate committee agrees with House, votes to reverse $1.5 million in Medicaid cuts
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted Wednesday to align itself with the Idaho House in support of reversing some of last year’s Medicaid cuts. The panel unanimously supported the idea, which would reinstate $1.5 million in Medicaid services to … Continue reading
Idaho could see $1.9 billion Medicaid budget next year, a $103 million total increase (video)
Members of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC) concluded their work for the year Friday by setting a $1.9 billion Medicaid budget. Medicaid is a joint federal and state program aiding low-income individuals or families in paying for the costs associated … Continue reading
Budget committee clears money to ready Medicaid for exchange
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved $4 million in funding to readyIdaho’s Medicaid system for integration with an online exchange portal. Most of the money, about $3.6 million in all, comes from a federal match program. The state is asked to … Continue reading
House Commerce Committee urges JFAC to fund Medicaid readiness, food stamp issuance reforms
Committee chairs are preparing for meetings with the Joint Finance-Appropriation Committee Thursday and setting priorities for agency budgets in their own panels. The House Commerce and Human Resources Committee voted Wednesday to urge budget setting lawmakers to spend money in … Continue reading
New Medicaid system will have to verify some residents’ information through IRS
The development of a Medicaid system that will have to integrate with a health care insurance exchange program will also have to coordinate with the Internal Revenue Service to verify some Idahoans’ income information. Dick Armstrong, head of the Idaho … Continue reading
Medicaid eats up at least 17 percent of state budget and number could grow
After a number of years of expending less on Medicaid as a share of the whole budget, Idaho is set to keep funds for the program at more than 17 percent of total state spending for the second straight year. … Continue reading