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Idaho bill to cut Refugee Medical Assistance eligibility advances to House

by JODIE SCHWICHT / For the Coeur d'Alene Press
| February 19, 2025 1:00 AM

BOISE — A bill that would limit income eligibility for Idaho’s Refugee Medical Assistance Program has been forwarded to the House.

Presented by Rep. John Vander Woude, R-Nampa, House Bill 199 would add definitions and a new chapter to existing Idaho Code, limiting eligibility and benefits for Refugee Medical Assistance Program participants. The bill would also void all Department of Health and Welfare rules surrounding the program after July 1.

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