Alex Azar asked to intervene on Idaho's Obamacare plan

A top-ranking Democrat has asked Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to tell him within the next 30 days how he will go about intervening with Idaho’s plan to upend its Obamacare marketplace.

During a Senate Finance Committee hearing aimed at discussing President Trump’s budget, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., slammed Idaho’s proposal to offer health insurance plans that don’t comply with the mandates and protections obligated under Obamacare. State officials have announced insurers will be allowed to sell plans that exclude certain services, like maternity coverage, and they can charge enrollees more based on medical status.