senate✓ Signed
Appropriates an additional $2,114,300 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Benefit Payments Program; and appropriates an additional $1,263,800 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Healthcare Policy Initiatives Program for a total of $3,378,100 for fiscal year 2016.
This is a fiscal year 2016 supplemental appropriation bill for the Department of Health and Welfare for the Benefit Payments Program, and the Healthcare Policy Initiatives Program. The bill provides an additional $2,114,300 from federal funds for the Division of Welfare's Benefit Payments Program for caseload growth in the Idaho Child Care Program (ICCP). The ICCP provides funding to child care providers on behalf of Idahoan's that are at, or lower than, 130% of the federal poverty level (FPL) and are either working or attending an accredited institution of higher learning. The bill also provides $1,263,800 from federal funds for the Healthcare Policy Initiatives Program for expenses related to the State Healthcare Innovation Plan (SHIP) grant. The SHIP grant is intended to transform the current volume-based system of health care to a value-based system of care. All funding in the bill is ongoing, and for both programs provides a total of $3,378,100, all from federal funds.