Protesters push to ‘close the gap’ on health coverage
About 85 “Close the Gap” protesters filled the third-floor rotunda of the Capitol today for half an hour, holding signs with slogans including, “Close the Gap, 78,000 can’t wait” and “Save Idaho Lives.” The protesters then filed upstairs and into the House’s public gallery to watch the House session. So far, there’s been no word on a possible new bill to address Idaho’s health coverage gap, which leaves 78,000 Idahoans without options for health coverage, as they make too much to qualify for Medicaid and not enough to qualify for subsidized insurance through the state health insurance exchange.