Idaho Pulse Podcasts

Medicaid

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November 12, 2026

Idaho Election Margins, Medicaid Costs & Budget Growth

Republicans still hold Idaho’s offices, but the episode’s read on this election is that every margin shrank and conservatives finished the year down seats. From there it works through the stakes: a pork report cataloging state and local waste, Medicaid expansion running past a billion dollars a year, a budget growing faster than inflation and population, a labor market reshaped by illegal immigration and...

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November 12, 2026

Idaho Election Margins, Medicaid Costs & Budget Growth

Republicans still hold Idaho’s offices, but the episode’s read on this election is that every margin shrank and conservatives finished the year down seats. From there it works through the stakes: a pork report cataloging state and local waste, Medicaid expansion running past a billion dollars a year, a budget growing faster than inflation and population, a labor market reshaped by illegal immigration and...

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February 21, 2025

Medicaid’s Unintended Consequences

In this Idaho Pulse podcast episode, Bob “Tea Party Bob” Neugebauer welcomes Dr. John Livingston, a longtime medical professional who has observed the evolution of Idaho healthcare since before Medicaid expansion....

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February 21, 2025

Medicaid Expansion Reform to School Choice

In this Idaho Pulse podcast episode, host Bob “Tea Party Bob” Neugebauer speaks with Idaho Freedom Foundation’s Ron Nate about several legislative issues—from Medicaid expansion reform to school choice....