A New Group of States Look to Expand Medicaid

Few states have expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) since 2016, but a new trend may accelerate the pace of adoption. Last year, voters in Maine used their state’s citizen-initiated ballot referendum process to pass Medicaid expansion and this November, as many as four states may follow Maine’s lead. Just last week, Idaho’s Secretary of State certified that supporters had collected enough signatures to put the question of Medicaid expansion to voters on...