Voters In Idaho, Nebraska & Utah Passed Ballot Measures To Expand Medicaid

Three states—Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah—passed ballot measures during the 2018 mid-term elections to expand Medicaid to individuals under age 65 with income up to 138% of the federal poverty level. Utah plan to implement the expansion on April 1, 2019 and Idaho plans to implement the expansion on January 1, 2020. Nebraska has not a set a date to implement the expansion. In order to implement the expansion, the states must submit and receive the proper approvals from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In total the states estimate that over 330,000 individuals will . . .