Tag: Idaho House Bill 277

Representative John Vander Woude introduced a bill on Monday that proposed establishing work requirements for Medicaid Expansion and creating null and void principles that are sensitive to any change in funding for the program. This bill would have made the program, that a majority of Idahoans support, susceptible to cancellation. Medicaid Expansion should not face … Continue reading REP. GREEN: Medicaid Expansion Restriction Bill Hearing

My colleagues and I have been advocating for the implementation of the Medicaid expansion the way voters intended. Although we don’t want any restrictions or sideboards, other Representatives have a different idea in mind. In the Health and Welfare Committee, several pieces of legislation have been presented that would create work requirements for citizens applying … Continue reading REP. GREEN: Standing Up For Medicaid Expansion

HB 277, Medicaid sideboard bill was just rushed to floor for debate from the 2nd reading calendar. Rules were suspended. At the same time we all just received, on our desk, clarification of the confusing fiscal note that was introduced in the hearing yesterday. In short, The Idaho GOP shoved a bill through in four … Continue reading REP. GREEN: HB 277, Medicaid Sideboard Bill