Doug Ricks Voting Record & Scorecard | Healthcare of Idaho

ID Senator

District: 34 • Republican

2024 Alignment:

33.33%

Lifetime Alignment:

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Sen. Doug Ricks (R-ID-34) earned a 33% Healthcare of Idaho score for 2024, showing limited alignment with free-market healthcare policy (rating not yet finalized — voted on too few scored bills to meet the participation threshold). Doug Ricks voted on 6 of the 6 substantive bills scored by Healthcare ID in 2024. Highest category scores: Physicians and Providers (100%), Insurance (100%), and Medicaid (17%). Doug Ricks represents the 34th District in the Idaho State Senate.

Bill

Title

Lawmaker Position

H 398

Senate 2024

H 398Senate 20241x

Protecting Taxpayers from Ballooning Medicaid Welfare Spending by Requiring Legislative Approval for Expansion.

Support

This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Welfare from seeking or implementing new Medicaid (government-provided healthcare) state plan amendments or waivers that would expand coverage or increase any cost to the state without explicit legislative authority. Support is the Limited Government Position as this bill reduces government dependency and helps protects taxpayers from runaway spending under the state's Medicaid welfare program.

H 577

Senate 2024

H 577Senate 20241x

Growing Medicaid Spending Under Obamacare Through a New "State Directed Payment" Scheme to Hospitals which Games the System to Extract Additional Federal Funds.

Oppose

This bill creates a new "state directed payment" program under the state's Medicaid welfare program which was expanded under Obamacare. The bill ultimately results in higher payments to hospitals and healthcare providers by gaming the federal Medicaid system. . Oppose is the Limited Government Position as this bill further grows out of control Medicaid spending and places the state at even greater dependency on federal funds - a significant liability if federal funding is cut. The state and federal government must work to shrink the Medicaid system. The out of control spending, when coupled with the over $185 trillion in existing federal liabilities, represents the greatest existential threat facing this country.

H 596

Senate 2024

H 596Senate 20241x

Growing Government Regulatory Power within the Pharmaceutical Industry by Imposing New Mandates on Pharmacy Benefit Managers to Benefit Local Pharmacies.

Oppose

This bill imposes a litany of new regulations on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) which are largely designed to benefit local pharmacies. For example, PBMs must now use "pass-through pricing" instead of "spread pricing" systems, pass along 100% of any drug manufacture rebate, and limit patient steering among other provisions. Oppose is the Limited Government Position as the nation witnessed first-hand the disastrous consequences and cost of growing government regulatory power in healthcare (i.e. Obamacare). Instead of working to promote a freer market through regulatory reduction, lawmakers added a series of new layers of regulations through this measure, including utilizing government to provide local pharmacies with more favorable outcomes in their private contract negotiations with PBMs.

H 633

Senate 2024

H 633Senate 20241x

Increasing Government Dependency and Ballooning Medicaid Welfare Spending by Hiking Postpartum Coverage from 60 Days to 12 Months.

Oppose

This bill extends the duration of postpartum coverage provided Medicaid (government-provided healthcare) from 60 days to 1 year. Oppose is the Limited Government Position as this bill further grows government dependency under the state's Medicaid welfare program. The state must pursue every available avenue to rein in its out-of-control spending, which, when coupled with the over $185 trillion in federal liabilities, represents the greatest existential threat facing this country.

S 1234

Senate 2024

S 1234Senate 20241x

Hiking Health Insurance Premiums by Mandating Health Insurance Companies Cover a 6-Month Supply of Contraceptive Drugs.

Support

This bill establishes a new health insurance mandate which requires most healthcare policies offered in the state that cover prescription contraceptive drugs to cover a 6-month supply of the drugs. Oppose is the Limited Government Position as each and every health insurance mandate or price control on co-payments prevents an individual or business from selecting a plan with just basic or customized coverages to fit their specific needs. As a result, health insurers are forced to only offer costly plans loaded with coverages that most individuals do not need. This can result in lower-income or younger individuals choosing to purchase no insurance plan at all due to the high cost.

S 1456

Senate 2024

S 1456Senate 20241x

Increasing Government Dependency and Fueling Out-of-Control Spending Through an Over $4.7 Billion Appropriation for the State's Expanded Medicaid System under Obamacare.

Oppose

This bill appropriates over $4.7 billion to the Department of Health and Welfare for the state's Medicaid system which it expanded under Obamacare. Spending has grown by over 33.8% in the last three years, and this bill would authorize the creation of 24.5 additional full-time positions to expand administrative overhead within the department. Oppose is the Limited Government Position as this bill further grows government dependency and wasteful spending within the state's Medicaid welfare program The state must pursue every available avenue to reign in its out-of-control spending, which, when coupled with the over $185 trillion in federal liabilities, represents the greatest existential threat facing this country.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sen. Doug Ricks's voting record?

How aligned is Doug Ricks with free-market healthcare policy?

Doug Ricks earned a 33% Healthcare of Idaho score in 2024, showing limited alignment with free-market healthcare policy.

What is Doug Ricks's Healthcare ID score?

Doug Ricks has a 33% Healthcare ID score for 2024.

Where does Doug Ricks serve?

Sen. Doug Ricks (R-ID-34) represents the 34th District in the Idaho State Senate as a Republican.

What issue categories does Doug Ricks score highest and lowest on?

Doug Ricks's strongest categories on the Healthcare of Idaho scorecard are Physicians and Providers (100%) and Insurance (100%). The lowest-scoring categories are Hospitals and Facilities (0%) and Pharmaceuticals (0%).

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