An Idaho woman was forcibly removed from a town hall meeting and later hospitalized after she protested against cuts to Medicaid.
Medicaid, Idaho House
The woman was pushed to the ground and dragged out the town hall by unmarked private security guards after interjecting during the event.
COEUR D'ALENE, ID (KLEW) — A legislative town hall in Idaho hosted by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee (KCRCC) erupted into chaos on Saturday when a woman was forcibly removed after voicing concerns about the potential repeal of Medicaid expansion and other legislative issues, according to the Coeur d'Alene/ Post Falls Press.
Legislative proposals to undo voter-approved Medicaid expansion could leave 90,000 Idahoans without medical insurance.
Idaho's citizen initiative process seems to be working just fine: Voters very clearly said yes to Medicaid Expansion and no to Prop 1. Why mess with it?
Republicans are proposing deep cuts to Medicaid to finance tax cuts and other priorities. Pushback is coming not only from Democrats, but also from hospitals that rely on revenue from the program.
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