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BYU-Idaho reverses Medicaid ban

Posted at 8:31 PM, Nov 25, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-25 22:31:41-05

REXBURG, Idaho — Brigham Young University-Idaho sent an email to students Monday saying it would again allow students to use Medicaid, The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

The school apologized for the “turmoil” caused by previously announcing it would not allow students to enroll in classes if Medicaid was their only form of health insurance — a change that some students say caused them to drop out.

Read the Tribune’s full report here.