After patient deaths, Idaho budget committee approves restoring cut Medicaid mental health programs

By: Kyle Pfannenstiel

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: March 23, 2026

Words: 851

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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The Idaho Legislature will consider a bill to restore Medicaid mental health treatment programs that the state cut to comply with the governor’s order for budget cuts.

Fourth patient dies after Idaho cut Medicaid mental health service

The Legislature’s budget committee, called the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, or JFAC, on Monday voted to approve spending legal settlement funds to help reinstate the programs that were cut last year by Idaho Medicaid contractor …

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