Idaho Bills
11 bills · 2025 Regular Session
States findings of the Legislature and directs the Department of Health and Welfare to convene a council to coordinate and develop revisions to the skilled nursing facility upper payment limit.
Marco Erickson · HD-033B
Amends existing law to provide that certain value-based payment agreements align with the fiscal year.
John Vander Woude · HD-022A
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
Carl Bjerke · SD-005
40 – 30
Amends existing law to require certain federal waivers for continued medicaid expansion eligibility.
Jordan Redman · HD-003B
38 – 32
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide that legislative approval is required for certain state plan amendments and waivers and to provide legislative approval for certain state plan amendments and waivers.
The Medicaid Reform and Cost-Containment Act strengthens Idaho’s Medicaid program by controlling cost, ensuringitslong-termsustainability, protectingruralhealthcareaccess, andimplementingnecessarysafeguards against fraud and abuse. By requiring legislative oversight of Medicaid waivers and amendments, this legislation ensures that critical safety net providers, including rural emergency hospitals and community-based clinics, continue to serve Idaho’s most vulnerable populations. This act prioritizes cost containment by establishing sideboards on Medicaid expansion to maintain fiscal responsibility while ensuring resources are directed to those most in need. Furthermore, it provides a trigger for cost management if Medicaid is changed at the federal level. By balancing healthcare access with financial accountability, this legislation keeps Idaho’s Medicaid program sustainable, efficient, and focused on delivering high-quality care while preventing unnecessary dependency on government services.
John Vander Woude · HD-022A
29 – 6
Adds to existing law to provide that the Department of Health and Welfare shall not prohibit licensed or registered health care providers from providing services covered by the state Medicaid program.
Jordan Redman · HD-003B
34 – 0
Amends and repeals existing law to end eligibility for Medicaid for certain persons.
Thislegislationrepeals§56-267ofIdahoCode,MedicaidExpansion,thecostsofwhichhavebeenconsiderably more than originally projected. Additional changes are made to §31-3502 and §56-263 where the expansion is referenced.
Josh Tanner · HD-014B
States findings of the Legislature and calls on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to review and expeditiously approve pending Medicaid waivers.
ThisjointmemorialtothePresidentandU.S.CongressreaffirmstheIdahoLegislature’scommitmenttoplacing critical sideboards on the Medicaid program. In 2019 the Legislature enacted four (4) modifications of the federal program with an eye toward restraining costs and improving health care services for recipients. It directed the Department of Health & Welfare to seek waiver approval for the modifications from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Those petitions were duly submitted by the Department of Health & Welfare by the fall of 2019. Yet the federal government has yet to provide the State of Idaho with an official response. This memorial seeks to gain the new Administration’s help in securing approval for the four waivers.
Jordan Redman · HD-003B
Amends existing law to provide stop-loss thresholds for value care organizations.
Jordan Redman · HD-003B
Amends existing law to provide minimum risk-sharing levels for value care organizations.
This legislation modifies §56-265 of Idaho Code to raise the minimum risk sharing level within agreements between the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and Value Care Organizations.
Jordan Redman · HD-003B
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide that legislative approval is required for certain state plan amendments and waivers and to provide legislative approval for certain state plan amendments and waivers.
John Vander Woude · HD-022A