IdahoIdaho sets Medicaid spending amounts and reductions by program
Idaho’s Medicaid Division receives listed spending amounts and reductions for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, with different start dates for each year.
What it does
The law sets Medicaid Division spending amounts by program and fund, including money for administration, medical plans, and hospital assessment payments.
The law reduces listed Medicaid payment amounts across four plans, including amounts from state, federal, and hospital assessment funds.
The law also lists Medicaid spending additions and reductions for fiscal year 2026, including amounts for plan payments and hospital assessment.
Argument forSetting spending amounts by program and fund could help the Medicaid Division direct public and federal money across its plans.
Argument againstLower spending authority could leave less money available for Medicaid plan payments during the covered fiscal year.
More detail
The law sets Medicaid spending amounts by program and fund. The amounts cover the Division of Medicaid, including administration, coordinated, enhanced, basic, and expansion plans, and hospital assessment payments. These amounts apply from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
The law reduces listed Medicaid spending amounts. The reductions cover trustee and benefit payments in the coordinated, enhanced, basic, and expansion Medicaid plans. These reductions apply from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
The law sets added Medicaid spending amounts and reductions for the prior fiscal year. The amounts cover Medicaid administration, coordinated, enhanced, basic, and expansion plans, and hospital assessment payments. The added amounts and reductions cover July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and took effect upon passage and approval.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 2Signed by Governor Brad Little on 04/02/26 Session Law Chapter 285 Effective: 04/02/2026 SECTION 3 & 4; 07/01/2026 SECTION 1 & 2Became Law
- Apr 1Reported delivered to Governor at 1:24 p.m. on 04/01/26To Governor
- Apr 1Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to GovernorMinor
- Apr 1Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to SenateMajor
- Apr 1Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of SpeakerMajor
- Mar 31Returned From House Passed; referred to enrollingMinor
- Vote recorded Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required –. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 31Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 35-32-3AYES – Berch, Bingham, Cannon(Cannon), Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Erickson, Fuhriman, Galaviz, Gannon, Hall(Stone), Handy, Healey, Hill(Hill), Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, WeberNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Crane(12), Crane(13), Ehlers, Furniss, Garner, Harris, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerAbsent – Green, Haws, PalmerFloor Sponsor - Tanner(14)Title apvd - to SenatePassed 2nd Chamber
- Mar 31Read second time; Filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 30Read First Time, Filed for Second ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded Read third time in full –. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 30Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
- Mar 30Read third time in full – PASSED - 20-15-0AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Adams, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - CookTitle apvd - to HousePassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 27Read second time; filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 26Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second readingMinor
- Mar 26Reported Printed; referred to Finance
- Mar 25Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for PrintingIntroduced
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