Idaho Seeks To Revive Restrictions On Medicaid Coverage for New Mothers

The federal government will reconsider Idaho’s request to deny extended postpartum Medicaid coverage to people who have previously had an abortion, reports PoliticoPro. If approved, Idaho could become the first state to exclude women from postpartum Medicaid eligibility based on the outcome of a pregnancy and the first in the country to impose such a restriction, raising concerns among health advocates.