{"id":10892,"date":"2012-09-19T15:13:56","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T21:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/?p=10892"},"modified":"2012-09-19T15:18:16","modified_gmt":"2012-09-19T21:18:16","slug":"should-idaho-expand-its-medicaid-program-some-answers-could-lie-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/09\/19\/should-idaho-expand-its-medicaid-program-some-answers-could-lie-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Idaho Expand Its Medicaid Program? Some Answers Could Lie Here"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare now has a $100,000 study on Idaho’s Medicaid<\/a> program in its hands.\u00a0 The department commissioned the study in April, in preparation for the Medicaid expansion that was then required under the Affordable Care Act. <\/strong><\/p>\n

In light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling, which made the Medicaid expansion optional for states<\/a>, the study has gained even greater relevance.\u00a0 It’s expected to inform the decision that now awaits Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter: should the state expand Medicaid eligibility, or not?<\/p>\n

A working group<\/a> established by Gov. Otter shortly after the Supreme Court upheld the federal law<\/a> in June is now weighing the state’s options.\u00a0 Potential cost was a main question mark<\/a> at the group’s first meeting in August.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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