On November 21st, 2018, Brent Regan, Kootenai County Republican Central Committee Chairman and Head of the Idaho Freedom Foundation’s Board of Directors, filed a Lawsuit in the Idaho Supreme Court seeking to Block Proposition 2.
Proposition 2 was Approved by a Vote of 60.58% to 39.42%. It was Designed to Expand Medicaid Eligibility to those under Sixty-Five years old whose Income is At or Below 133% of the Federal Poverty Level and who are Not Eligible for other State Insurance Coverage, which would Effectively Increase the Coverage Level to 138% under the Provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
The Lawsuit alleges that the Measure Violates the State Constitution by Delegating too much Power to the State Department of Health and the Federal Government. The Filing says that Proposition 2 "delegated to the federal government for its future determination Idaho’s percentage of financial contribution and therefore Idaho’s share of the costs Idaho will be forced to pay for Medicaid expansion."
Initiative Sponsor and Organizer Luke Mayville said "We view the lawsuit as a political stunt. It’s unfortunate to see the Idaho Freedom Foundation continue to play political games with people’s health care. Medicaid expansion was approved by Idaho voters with over 60 percent of the vote. The IFF has already lost the argument with the voters and now they’re almost certain to lose the argument with the courts."
CLICK HERE for more information about Idaho Proposition 2, Medicaid Expansion Initiative (2018).
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