Amends and repeals existing law to remove provisions relating to Medicaid eligibility expansion.
MEDICAID -- Amends and repeals existing law to remove provisions relating to Medicaid eligibility expansion.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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RS33468 / H0850 This legislation repeals §56-267 and §56-2205 of Idaho Code, Obamacare Expansion, the costs of which have been considerably more than originally projected. Additional changes are made to §31-3502 where the expansion is referenced.
FISCAL NOTE
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The total savings from the total funding sources is $1.334 billion, all funds, using actual 2026 appropriations as follows: • General Fund: $91.7 million • Dedicated Hospital Assessment Fund: $25.1 million • Dedicated Cooperative Welfare Fund: $196.2 million • Cooperative Welfare Federal Fund: $1.031 billion • Total: $1.344 billion • Note: The FY27 budget request is close to the FY26 actual appropriation. It is important to note that those who move off Medicaid will be eligible for Advanced Premium Tax Credit policies if they choose to work.
BILL TEXT
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LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Sixty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2026 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 850 BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE AN ACT1 RELATING TO MEDICAID; AMENDING SECTION 31-3502, IDAHO CODE, TO REMOVE A CODE2 REFERENCE; REPEALING SECTION 56-267, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO MEDICAID3 ELIGIBILITY EXPANSION; REPEALING SECTION 56-2205, IDAHO CODE, RELATING4 TO LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL AND MEDICAID EXPANSION LIMITS; AND PROVIDING AN5 EFFECTIVE DATE.6
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:7
SECTION 1. That Section 31-3502, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby8 amended to read as follows:9 31-3502. ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. (1) Notwithstanding10 any provision of law or rule to the contrary, no person eligible for medic-11 aid pursuant to section 56-254 or 56-267, Idaho Code, shall be eligible for12 financial assistance pursuant to this chapter as it existed on March 1, 2022.13 (2) Notwithstanding any provision of law or rule to the contrary, no14 person eligible for health insurance shall be eligible for financial assis-15 tance pursuant to this chapter as it existed on March 1, 2022.16 (3) Notwithstanding any provision of law or rule to the contrary, no17 person in a commitment proceeding pursuant to chapter 3, title 66, Idaho18 Code, who is eligible for medicaid or eligible for health insurance shall be19 eligible for financial assistance pursuant to this chapter as it existed on20 March 1, 2022.21 (4) A board of county commissioners, the board of the catastrophic22 health care cost program, or the department of health and welfare receiving23 an application for assistance for services received through March 31, 2022,24 shall process such application pursuant to this chapter as it existed on25 March 1, 2022.26 (5) It is the intent of the legislature that moneys saved by counties27 pursuant to this section may be used for additional county aid to public28 health districts as required by section 39-424A, Idaho Code.29
SECTION 2. That Section 56-267, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby30 repealed.31
SECTION 3. That Section 56-2205, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby32 repealed.33
SECTION 4. This act shall be in full force and effect on and after Jan-34 uary 1, 2028.35
LATEST ACTION
Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2026
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Mar 9, 2026
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