Edit: Obamacare Here To Stay

The moment a 6-3 U.S. Supreme Court ruling removed all doubt that Obamacare was here to stay, it became inevitable that Idaho would extend Medicaid coverage to working poor adults. Because of that ruling, the last threat to Obamacare’s core premise has been removed: One way or another, Americans will get health insurance coverage — through private carriers, subsidies offered through exchanges or from government programs such as Medicare, Veterans Administration or Medicaid. Idaho’s state-based exchange, YourHealth Idaho, extends coverage to more than 84,000 Idahoans. But the state continues to drag its feet about helping the 78,000 Idaho adults who make too little to qualify for the subsidies. How long will that continue? Here’s a bet: Until the day Idaho lawmakers look at the map and see themselves as the last holdout/ Marty Trillhaase , Lewiston Tribune. More here .

Question: When do you think holdouts among Idaho Republicans will figure out that they’ve lost this battle?