The Senate on Monday approved amendments to legislation involving Idaho's voter-approved Medicaid expansion law that adds mandatory work and other requirements.
Two pieces of legislation putting work and other requirements on the voter-approved Medicaid expansion in Idaho advanced on Wednesday in both the House and Senate.
Idaho Speaker of the House Scott Bedke says he doesn't have enough votes to pass either a basic Medicaid expansion bill or a Medicaid expansion bill that includes work requirements, and it could be weeks before a compromise is found.
A House panel on Monday voted to hold a public hearing on legislation involving voter-approved Medicaid expansion in Idaho to require recipients to meet employment requirements similar to those in place for the state's food assistance program.
The court dismissed arguments that the measure was unconstitutional because it violated the separation of powers between federal and state governments.
Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter has announced his support for Proposition 2 that would expand Medicaid coverage in the state with a little more than a week away from the November 6, election