Idaho Freedom Foundation asks Supreme Court to block Medicaid expansion

The conservative Idaho Freedom Foundation is suing the state over Medicaid expansion, asking the Idaho Supreme Court to block the voter-approved law.

The IFF has been the most vocal opponent of expanding Medicaid to cover low-income and childless adults in Idaho. The group filed its petition to the state’s highest court Wednesday, exactly two weeks after announcing plans to challenge the measure.

The plaintiff named in the lawsuit is Brent Regan, an IFF board member who lives in Kootenai County.

“Tuesday’s vote was not the last word on the subject,” Idaho Freedom Foundation President Wayne Hoffman said in a press release the day after Medicaid expansion passed with more than 60 percent of the vote. “In addition to being terrible public policy, Proposition 2 is poorly worded and likely unconstitutional. We will soon announce our next steps to protect Idaho taxpayers and future generations of Americans by preventing Proposition 2 from taking effect.”

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