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House takes up Medicaid cuts…

The Idaho House is now debating HB 260, the Medicaid cuts bill. House Health & Welfare Chairwoman Janice McGeachin described the process that resulted in today's bill, including the removal of several proposed cuts in services for people with developmental disabilities that drew a big public outcry. "This has been a labor of love for most of our vulnerable citizens ... and an inspiring tribute to the democratic process," McGeachin said. The bill is aimed at $34 million in state savings on Medicaid for a total cut in the program of $108 million including federal matching funds.



Betsy Z. Russell

Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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